PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: James Mckeen Cattell, Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Margaret Floy Washburn
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Psychology: from greek psyche (soul) and logos (study of a subject) These words were put together in the 16th century to define a topic of study of the soul, spirit or mind separate from the body. Evolved from philosophy and physiology by the 1870s. William wundt: founder of psychology as he advocated a scientific approach to the understanding of consciousness. Established the first formal psychology lab in 1879 the birthdate of psychology. Psychology: the scientific study of conscious experience, focused on the mind and mental processes. G. stanley hall (1846-1924): student of wundt, contributed to the rapid growth of psychology in america by establishing the first research laboratory for psych, launching america"s first psych journal, helping in creation of american. Functionalists like james mckeen cattell and john dewey investigated mental testing, patterns of development in children, effectiveness of educational practices, and behavioural differences between sexes.
