PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Psychology, Humanistic Psychology
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1. 1 psychology"s roots: structuralists: tried to analyze the mind by breaking it down to its basic components, functionalists: focused on how mental abilities allow people to adapt to their environments. 1. 4 structuralism: applying methods from physiology: physiology: study of biological processes, especially in the human body, william james was drawn to hermann von helmholtz and wilhelm wundt. Introspection: involves the subjective observation of one"s own experience. Example: describing how you felt when you smelled that rainbow cake covered in belgium chocolate mmm . 1. 8 the development of clinical psychology: clinics were beginning to study patients with psychological disorders. Offered a more optimistic view of the human condition, suggesting that people are inherently disposed toward growth and can usually reach their full potential with a little help from their friends. 1. 12 the search for objective measurement: behaviourism takes center stage: behaviourism: the scientific study of objectively observable behavior.
