PSY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mary Whiton Calkins, Edward B. Titchener, Wilhelm Wundt
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Chapter 1 the history and scope of psychology. The scientific attitude: curious, skeptical, and humble. They enable us to test ideas, and if they are proven wrong, accept the fact that our ideas are wrong and that the truth is what happened in the test. Scientific thinking combines curiosity about the world around us, skepticism about unproven claims and ideas, and humility about one"s own understanding. Critical thinking: thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. It examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. Wilhelm wundt, in 1879, created an apparatus to measure how long it took someone to hear a sound, and then how long it took someone to realize that they heard a sound. Atoms of the mind the fastest and simplest mental processes, using the world"s first psychological laboratory. Structuralism: edward bradford titchener wanted to discover the mind"s structure.
