PSYC 1010 Chapter 1: chapter 1

27 views8 pages
naya-2002 and 39638 others unlocked
PSYC 1010 Full Course Notes
63
PSYC 1010 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
63 documents

Document Summary

Psychologists seek to describe, explain and predict the occurrence of behavior. Psyche meaning soul and logos referring to the study of a subject. Since 1918 it has been the study of the mind. A german professor named wilhelm wundt was the one who created psychology from physiology and philosophy. Hard worker, published 54 000 pages of books and articles in his career. Two biggest battles in the beginning were b/w structuralism & functionalism: structuralism: claims psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related. Most of their work consisted of sensation, perception in vision, hearing and touch. Introspection: systematic self observation of one s own conscious experience: functionalism: (james) psychology should investigate the function/purpose of consciousness rather than it s structure. Natural selection (darwin): heritable characteristics that provide a survival or reproductive advantage are more likely than alternative characteristics to be passed on to successive generations and become selected over time.

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents

Related Questions