KINE 3000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Margaret Floy Washburn, Donald O. Hebb, Johns Hopkins University
9 Oct 2013
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Psychology - the science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems. Established first formal laboratory at university of leipzig (edwartitchener) Primary focus was on consciousness and awareness of immediate experience: stanley hall - first american psychological president. Established first american laboratory at john hopkins university. William james - functionalist: consciousness consists of continuous flows of thought (stream of. Margaret floy washburn- first female woman in the u. s. a. to receive ph. d in psychology. Mary whilton calkins- first woman to serve as president of apa. Structuralism - analyze consciousness into basic elements and investigate relationships of elements. Introspection - careful, systematic self-observation of one"s own conscious mind. Exposure to auditory tones and visual stimuli under controlled systems. Functionalism - investigation of the function or purpose of consciousness rather than its structure.
