psy290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Physiological Psychology, Ethnocentrism, Scientific Method
16 Jan 2018
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Notes: comes from two greek words, psyche meaning soul, and logos meaning the study of a subject, psychology became a scientific discipline in the 1870"s. Contributions of wundt and hall: philosophy + physiology = psychology. Established the first research laboratory in america at johns hopkins university in 1883. Established first american psychology journal in 1887. Father of american psychological association and first president founded in 1892. Structuralism vs. functionalism: competing schools of psychology thought. Structuralism: led by edward titchener, of cornell university, wanted to examine fundamental components of conscious existence like sensations, feelings, and images. Introspection is the primary method used for study by structuralism. Who won: structuralists brought laboratory research, functionalism developed two modern schools of psychology thought, applied psychology, behaviourism. Applied psychology: branch concerned with everyday practical problems, before wwi, not concerned with practical applications. Four areas: clinical, counselling, educational and school, industrial and organizational.
