PSY 252 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hypokinesia, Parenting Styles, Cerebral Cortex
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Exam i mind, brain, & behavior spring 2017. Wundt declared that the new psychology should be a science modeled after physics and chemistry. Said that psychology"s primary focus was consciousness - the awareness of immediate experience (this became the scientific study of conscious experience) G. stanley hall helped spread psychology to america. Established america"s first research laboratory in psychology at. In 1887, he launched america"s first psychology journal. Was the driving force behind the establishment of the american. Distinguish between functionalism and structuralism, identifying and. Psychological association (apa) and was the first president understanding the contribution of the prominent figures associated with each school. Functionalism: believed that psychology should focus on the purpose and adaptive functions of consciousness. Structuralism: believed psychology should use introspection to analyze consciousness down to its basic elements. Understand the contribution of freud and the psychoanalytic method. Treated people with psychological problems such as irrational fears, obsessions, and anxieties.
