PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Psych, Mendelian Inheritance
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Then asked to analyze what they experienced: functionalism based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function/purpose of consciousness, not the structure. James: author of principles of psych (1890) most influential work, believed psych is embedded in network of culture and intellectual c. influences. Scientific method: behavior refers to any observable (overt) response or activity by an organism, watson believed one could study what people do or say, but not their (verifiability) thoughts and wishes, nature vs. nurture. Chapter 1: the evolution of psychology: wrote beyond freedom and dignity (1971) all behavior is governed by external stimuli. i, free will is an illusion. People are governed by their enviro: the humanists revolt, humanism 1950"s. Greatest contribution is treatment of psych problems and disorders: psych comes of age as a profession, applied psych branch concerned with everyday practical problems a.
