AP Psych Myers 6th edition Chapter 1
Subject:
Psychology [1]
Tags:
Mind [2]
Psychology [3]
behavior [4]
Behaviorism [7]
Structuralism [9]
Introspection [10]
Wilhelm Wundt [11]
Aggression [12]
Unconscious mind [13]
health [14]
HISTORY AND METHODS Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes A Brief History- Wilhelm Wundt- founded first research lab in 1879- birth of scientific psychology Structuralism ? studied consciousness- introspection, examining one?s mind and what one is thinking and feeling. Edward Titchener Functionalism- look at function not structure, stress adaptation to the environment. William James (Principles of Psychology in 1890) John Dewey Gestalt psychology ? focus on the totality of perception, Max Wertheimer Psychoanalysis- Sigmund Freud- focus on role of unconscious conflicts, the process of raising these conflicts to a level of awareness is the goal of psychoanalysis Current Views of Psychology- Neurobiology- Behavior viewed in terms of biological responses