PSY 1101 Midterm: psychology midterm1 note.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: A L L

Document Summary

Nature vs. nurture: perspectives, subfields and types of psychologists. Until the 1920s, it was the study of inner mental experience. Wilhem wundt- 1879: established the first psychological lab. The focus at this point was introspection as a technique. From 1920s to mid 1960s- study of overt behaviour. John b. watson: in usa, he thought that psychology should study only public events, measurable and tangible. He didn"t think introspective data had a place in psychology. Concrete, focused on what could be observed and proven. Modern definition of psychology: scientific study of behavior and mental processes. By 1920, there were unconscious influences on mind and behavior. By 1970, cognitive influences became influences; our capacity to solve problems, reason, etc and how they influenced behavior. Rationality vs. irrationality: reliance on? cognitive (thought) abilities primitive impulses. British biologist nature principle of natural selection (survival of the fittest) Interactionism: heredity and environment interact (interaction of nature and nurture)