PSY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Edward B. Titchener
13 Feb 2015
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Chapter overview: what is psychology, psychology"s roots. The early days of psychology: psychology today. What is psychology: psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour. Levels of analysis: when studying why a certain behaviour or mental process occurs, one can study the influences of: Psychology"s roots: when studying why a certain behaviour or mental process occurs, one can study the influences of: Friends, family, culture: philosophy is the study of knowledge & reality, philosophers posed questions about human nature. Xenophanes and anthropomorphism: medicine also contributed: hippocrates developed one of the first psychological theories: Physical and psychological health are influenced by the 4 humors. The early days of psychology: wilhelm wundt. Founder of psychology: established first psychology lab in 1879, studied consciousness, started a branch of psychology called voluntarism. Structuralism: an attempt to identify all of the elements of consciousness.
