PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Kurt Lewin, Karl Lashley, Operant Conditioning Chamber
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Chapter one- psychology: the evolution of a science. William james- troubled 18 year old who studied medicine at harvard university. He travelled to the amazon to ease his pain but it worsened causing him to move to europe to find himself. In europe he learned about a new science called psychology ( greek psyche soul, logos the study of ) He discovered that this new science was answering age-old questions about human nature with a modern scientific approach. He returned to harvard and finished his medical degree to become a professor and devoted the rest of his life to psychology. He wrote the book the principles of psychology one of the most popular books in the field. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Mind= our private inner experience, consciousness that is made up of perceptions, thoughts, memories and experiences.
