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Chapter 1: the evolution of psychology: from speculation to science: how psychology developed, a new science is born: the contributions of wundt & hall. 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. Chanaps: watson alters psych"s course as behaviourism makes its debut, behaviorism theoretical orientation based on premise that scientific psych should only include observable behavior founded by john b. watson, abandon study of consciousness altogether. 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 external stimuli. i: free will is an illusion.
