PSYCH101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Myelin, Axon Terminal, Naturalistic Observation

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Before 300 b. c. , aristotle theorized about learning and memory, motivation and. Wundt seeked to measure atoms of the mind : started the first psychological lab. 2 early schools were structuralism and functionalism. Titchener aimed to discover the mind"s structure: engaged ppl in self-reflective introspection (looking inward, however, his study waned with time. Behaviourism the view that psychology : should be an objective science that, studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with 1 but not 2. Humanistic psychology historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people. Wundt and tichener focused on inner sensations, images, and feelings. James engaged in introspective examination of the stream of consciousness and of emotion. Early definition of psychology was the science of mental life . In 1920s, watson and skinner dismissed introspection and redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable behaviour : science is rooted in observation.