Psychology 2011A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Experience Sampling Method, Dysphoria, Thought Suppression

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Imants Baruss

Document Summary

Wilhelm wundt: founder of experimental psych: criticizes introspection objective phenomena described through subjective experience, believes in experimental introspection (sensation + perception) Controlled stimulus conditions + demands of observer limited. Brentano: inner perception + inner observation: alternative to experimental introspection = inner perception (noticing mental evens without interfering with them, alternative to inner perception = inner observation (directly focusing on our inner mental life) William james: experimentalists are boring, one of the founders of psych. Introspective observation is what we should rely on most: looking into the mind + report discoveries, retrospection: recalling previously expired memories not real" time *get as close to real time as we can] Rise of behaviourism response associations to stimuli can be changed. John watson: behaviourism, using scientific methods: book says the reader will find no discussion of consciousness , no reference to mental activity, carries out investigations, presents psychology as a system [calculates input + output]