PSY100Y5 Chapter 1-16: PSY100 Textbook Notes 1-16 chapter notes

• School: UTM
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100Y5
• Professor: Urbszat Dax

Document Summary

Philosophy and physiology were both interested in the mind; philosophy worked to understand the nature of the mind, while physiology worked to understand the workings of the mind (+ the body). Wundt proposed that psychology should be its own discipline; he also established the first psychology lab and the first journal dedicated to psychology. Hall established the first research laboratory in the united states, he established the first journal dedicated to psychological research in the united states, and he was the driving force behind the creation of the american. Structuralism asserts that the main goal of psychology should be to identify and analyze the parts of consciousness, and to investigate how these parts are related. Functionalism believes that psychology"s focus should be investigating the function of consciousness, rather than its structure. William james"s work was the driving force behind functionalism; james, impressed with darwin"s concept of natural selection, proposed that consciousness must be an important trait of our species.