PSYC 1000U Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Memory, Sigmund Freud, Schizophrenia
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Internal, subjective science of behaviour any action that can experiences inferred and mental processes be observed from behaviour. Psychology helps to: understand own and others be behaviour, change and improve thoughts and behaviour, think critically, understand why individuals think, act, and feel differently from others. Wilhelm wundt (1832-1920: defi(cid:374)ed psy(cid:272) as (cid:862)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal life(cid:863, added two key elements, carefully measured observations, experiments. Titchener: relied o(cid:374) (cid:862)self-report(cid:863) data, used introspection reports to build a view of the minds structure. William james (1842-1910: studies human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and asked, what function they serve, how they have helped our ancestors survive, authored principals of psychology neuroscience. Freud (1856-1939: emphasized ways unconscious thought processes and emotional response to childhood experiences affect later behavior. Watson (1878-1958) and skinner (2904-1990: studies the objective, observable environmental influences on overt behaviors. Maslow (1908-1970) and rogers (1902-1987: free will, self-actualization, and a positive, growth-seeking human nature. Cognitive revolution occurred in 1960: focuses interest in mental processes.
