PSYC 2000 Chapter : History Of Psych
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11:15 pm: what is psych, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, behavior - any action, mental processes - perceptions, thoughts, feelings. Some work involved objective introspection: edward titchener. Study consciousness by trying to understand its smallest, most basic elements. Introspection of thoughts as well as physical objects: william james. You can"t do structuralism: the consciousness is a continuous stream. By the time you do you"ve already changed the thing: max wertheimer. "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. : pic of splotches becomes a dog, young woman turns into old woman. Sigmund freud: worked with patients whose complaints had no identifiable physical cause, focused on the role of the unconscious, where unwanted urges and desires are pushed towards, psychoanalysis: theory and therapy based on freud"s ideas. Focus on early childhood development; psychosexual stages: dream interpretation: "the interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind. "
