PSYC1003 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Memory, Dopamine, Serotonin
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Prior to 1897: -physiology and philosophy scholars studying question about the mine. Established the first laboratory for the study of psychology in 1879. Wilhelm wundt"s international influence (refer to textbook: stanley hall ( 1846-1924) Established the first psychology laboratory in the u. s in 1883. Between 1883 and 1893, 24 new laboratories in north america. First experimental laboratory in canada at the university of toronto in 1891. Helped found the american psychological association in 1892. Mental testing, developmental patterns, and sex differences. Introspection does not allow for any independent objective evaluation of a claim. Today, psychologists are not really categorized as structuralist"s or functionalists. Applied psychology and behaviourism are descendants of functionalism. Watson (refer to textbook quote, famous quote) give me a dozen healthy infants . Sigmund freud and the concept of the unconscious mind. Unconscious= thought, memories, and desires that are below the surface of conscious awareness but exert great influence on behaviour.
