PS101 Study Guide - Final Guide: American Psychological Association, Wilhelm Wundt, Canadian Psychological Association
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In 1879, wilhelm wundt (1832-1920) established the first psychological laboratory in leipzig, germany. Wundt was trained in medicine and philosophy. In 1873 announced that he intended to make psychology a science. Mark baldwin helped found modern psychology in canada. Structuralism an early psychological approach that emphasized the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements. Titchener (1867-1927), gave wundt s approach the name structuralism. Similar to wundt s hopes- structuralists hoped to analyze sensations, images, and feelings into basic elements. Functionalism an early psychological approach that emphasized the function or purpose of behavior and consciousness. William james (1842-1910) an american philosopher physician and psychologist believed that searching for the root of experience (as wundt and tichener did) was a waste of time. How something helps you to adapt to the environment. Psychoanalysis a theory of personality and a method of psychotherapy, originally formulated by sigmund freud (1856-1939) ,that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.
