PSYC 1000 Chapter : PSYC 1000 Module Summaries.docx
3 Jan 2014
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Psyc 1000- psychology 10th edition in modules summary notes. Wundt"s student, edward titchener aimed to discover the mind"s structure. He engaged people in introspection, although it was unreliable. William james considered functions of our thoughts and feelings. In 1920, two behavioralists, watson and skinner dismissed introspection and defined psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior. Another force was freudian psychology, which emphasized how our unconscious thought process & emotional responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior. In 1960 carl rogers and abraham maslow (both humanistic psychologists) found the above too limiting. They drew attention to ways that current environmental influences can nurture or limit growth potential and having our needs for love and acceptance satisfied. Today, we define psychology as: the science of behavior and mental processes. Nature vs. nurture: plato assumed that we inherit character and intelligence, and certain ideas are inborn.
