PSYC 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nervous System, Sensory Neuron
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1879 wilhelm wundt measured atoms of mind" ~ birth of psychology. Measured time lag between hearing a ball hit and pressing a button. Structuralism - introspection used to reveal structure of human mind (stream of consciousness and emotion) Functionalism- (influenced by darwin) explored how mental and behavioral processes function and developed out of adaption. Early psychology = science of mental life. Later, john b watson and bf skinner redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior behaviorists. Behaviorism: the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without the reference to mental process. Another idea, freudian psychology; emphasized the way unconscious thoughts and emotions affect responses. Behaviorism and freudian psychology were rejected by humanistic psychology- drew attention to ways environmental influences can affect growth of healthy people. Another group ~cognitive neuroscience~ the study of brain activity linked with mental cognition (memory, perception, thoughts, etc. )
