PSYC 308 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Flower Child, Operant Conditioning, Sound Ideas
9 Dec 2014
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Exam 2 questions & answers: both hugo m nsterberg and signmund freud helped to popularize psychology. However, neither of them achieved widespread acceptance amongst academic, university-based psychologists (during or after their lifetimes). Student of wundt, but was more closely connected to james. Believed in extending the study of psychology outside of the lab. Defended german culture and attacked anti-german propaganda, made him an. James brought munsterberg to harvard, wrote over 2 dozen books outcast in america. Strongly advocated for nurture over nature -> believed that applied psych could improve business, education, law, & psychotherapy. Thought psych research & methods could improve court decisions & practices. Studied eye-witness testimony, juror decision making & false confessions, thought e. w. t. it was unreliable. Advanced the theory behind development of lie detector. Thought technical devices were objectifications of mental processes (studied & even made films)
