PSYC 1030H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ap Psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, Behaviorism

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1030H
• Professor: H.Lehmann

Document Summary

Blue important points: how psychology developed, psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, mental processes = physiological and cognitive processes, psychology comes from two greek words. Psyche = soul, and logos = the study of a subject: psychology became a scientific discipline in 1870"s, the contributions of wundt and hall, philosophy + physiology = psychology, wilhelm wundt i. Campaigned to make psychology an independent scientific discipline. iii. Established first psychology laboratory in 1879 at the university of leipzig. iv. Established first psychology journal for research in 1881. v. Wilhelm wundt is the founder of psychology. vii. Wundt considered the consciousness the primary focus of psychology. viii. Many students under wundt left germany for america and established psychology labs in america: g. stanley hall i. Established first research laboratory in america at johns hopkins university in 1883. Established first american psychology research journal in 1887. Father of american psychological association and first president.