PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Cogito Ergo Sum, Martha Bernays, Wilhelm Wundt

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Bruce Tsuji

Document Summary

Structuralism & introspection: wundt, science of conscious experience, modeled after physics and chemistry, structuralism: analyze consciousness into basic elements (structures) & how related. Gestalt psychology: max wertheimer (1900"s, perceive objects and patterns as whole units, whole perceived as more than sum of parts, direct response to structuralism, phi phenomenon: http://www. philosophy. uncc. edu/faculty/phi/phi_color2. html. If needs unmet, thumb-sucking, pencil- chewing, overeating & smoking may ensue: anal: 1-3 yrs. If anal needs frustrated, result is extreme order or disorder: phallic: 3-6 yrs. Sexual desire for other sex parent, results in super-ego from adults & peers: latency: 6-11 yrs. Sexual urges quieten, social values: genital: adolescence+. Behaviourism: behaviour that was observable, measurable & therefore, objective and scientific. Internal, non-observable behaviour was not legitimate topic in psychology ii: ivan pavlov (1849-1936) 4: carl rogers (1902-1987, emphasis on unique human qualities: freedom and personal growth, uniqueness of humans and capacity for choice, growth, and psychological health, human beings innately good.