PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Johns Hopkins University, American Psychological Association, Wilhelm Wundt
17 Sep 2013
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Experimental psychologists use a variety of tools to ask wide-ranging questions with the goal of understanding. Psych teaches us how we thing, feel, develop, learn, love, interact and grow. Experimental psychology uses the scientific method to collect, evaluate and interpret information to draw sound conclusions: this process of critical thinking are important basic tools to guide you through a world of information overload. Many views and schools of thought have influenced psychology which introduce new questions, tools and perspectives. Today the diverse field is united by the use of rigorous methods to understand human thoughts and behavior. 150+ years ago, greek psyche which means soul: before that, the study of the mind was told from the perspective of philosophy and physiology. Thousands of years before the ride of psychology philosophers (such as aristotle and plato) asked questions (such as how do we learn and remember? )
