[PSYC 1010] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 209 pages long Study Guide!

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Heather Jenkin

Document Summary

Psychology is the science of behaviour, and the mental process. Aristotle used observation and questioning to understand the body- psyche relationship. Questions were answered through observation and guesses. The organization of psychology into two different branches, or schools of thought, each promoted by pioneering thinkers. Structuralism: edward bradford aimed to discover the minds structure. He engaged people to look inward, (asking people to explain their experiences as they looked at a rose, smelled a scent, or tasted something). He wanted to know their immediate reactions, sensations, images, and feelings, and how they related to one another. Early school of thought promoted by wundt and titchener; used to reveal the structure of the human mind. Fucnctionalism: early school of thought promoted by james and influenced by. Darwin, explored how mental and behavioural processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.