PSY 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Margaret Floy Washburn, Animal Testing, Applied Psychology

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: Palfai

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1. 1 wundt separated psychology from philosophy or physiology. He established the first lab for psychology research in germany. Wundt is known as the founder of psychology. Wundt believed psychology was the study of the conscious experience. Hall studied under wundt and is responsible for the growth of psychology in america. He established the first psych lab in america at johns hopkins. He created the first psychology journal in america. 1. 2 structuralism, supported by titchner, focus on examining and identifying the components of conscious experience (feelings, images, sensations). This school used introspection, self-observation of one"s own conscious experience (asked what you experienced). Functionalism, supported by james, was based on the idea that psychology should be concerned with the function/purpose of consciousness, not the structure. James" discoveries showed how psychology is embedded in cultural and intellectual influences. Functionalism led to two descendants: behaviorism and applied psychology. 1. 3 freud believed that unconscious thoughts, memories, and desires influence our behavior.