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History of Psychology Prologue, Lecture 1

History of Psychology Prologue, Lecture 1. “Psychology…is less a set of findings than a way of asking and answering questions.” - David Myers. The Story of Psychology. In your notes:. 1. Write five adjectives that describe a typical scientist.

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History of Psychology Prologue, Lecture 1

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  1. History of PsychologyPrologue, Lecture 1 “Psychology…is less a set of findings than a way of asking and answering questions.” - David Myers

  2. The Story of Psychology In your notes: 1. Write five adjectives that describe a typical scientist. 2. Write five adjectives that describe a typical psychologist.

  3. Psychology With hopes of satisfying curiosity, many people listen to talk-radio counselors and psychics to learn about others and themselves. http://www.photovault.com http://www.nbc.com Dr. Crane (radio-shrink) Psychic (future gazing)

  4. Psychology’s Roots Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) http://faculty.washington.edu Aristotle, a naturalist and philosopher, theorized about psychology’s concepts. He suggested that the soul and body are not separate (a monist) and that knowledge grows from experience.

  5. Psychological Science is Born Wundt and psychology’s first graduate students studied the “atoms of the mind” by conducting experiments at Leipzig, Germany, in 1879. This work is considered the birth of psychology as we know it today. Wundt (1832-1920) An even earlier “psychology” experiment?

  6. Psychological Science is Born Founders of structuralism, an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind. Wundt (1832-1920)

  7. Psychological Science is Born Mary Calkins James (1842-1910) American philosopher William James wrote an important 1890 psychology textbook. Mary Calkins, James’s student, became the APA’s first female president.

  8. Psychological Science is Born Mary Calkins James (1842-1910) James founded functionalism, which focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function – how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.

  9. Psychological Science is Born Freud (1856-1939) Sigmund Freud, an Austrian physician, and his followers emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its effects on human behavior.

  10. Psychological Science is Born Psychology originated in many disciplines and countries. It was, until the 1920s, defined as the science of mental life. Wundt – German philosopher & physiologist James – American philosopher Pavlov – Russian physiologist Freud – Austrian physician Piaget – Swiss biologist

  11. Psychological Science Develops Behaviorists Watson (1878-1958) Skinner (1904-1990) Watson and later Skinner emphasized the study of overt behavior as the subject matter of scientific psychology.

  12. Psychological Science Develops Humanistic Psychology Maslow (1908-1970) Rogers (1902-1987) http://facultyweb.cortland.edu http://www.carlrogers.dk Maslow and Rogers emphasized current environmental influences on our growth potential and our need for love and acceptance.

  13. Psychology Today We define psychology today as the scientific study of behavior (what we do) and mental processes (inner thoughts and feelings).

  14. Homework Ask Yourself (AY) Questions: p.6, p.11 (10 pts)

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