the Origins of Psychology
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- THE ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY
- DEFINITION
- derives from latin meaning 'study of the soul'
- the science of behaviour and mental processes
- scientific study of behaviour and mental processes and how these are affected by internal and external factors
- WUNDT
- First person to call himself a psychologist
- Opened the first psychology lab in Germany
- where he studied aspects of behaviour that could be controlled under experimental conditions
- reaction times and sensations
- Published book 'Principles of Physiological Psychology' which is considered as the first true psychology textbook
- His aim was to study the structure of the mind
- do so by breaking down behaviours such as sensation + perception into basic elements
- Isolating the structure of consciousness in this way is called structuralism
- STRUCTURALISM
- Isolating the structure of consciousness in this way is called structuralism
- do so by breaking down behaviours such as sensation + perception into basic elements
- where he studied aspects of behaviour that could be controlled under experimental conditions
- Opened the first psychology lab in Germany
- INTROSPECTION
- process where one gains knowledge about their own mental + emotional state by observing their conscious thoughts and feelings
- cause by an external stimulus
- latin meaning 'looking into'
- insight into nature of mental processes
- process where one gains knowledge about their own mental + emotional state by observing their conscious thoughts and feelings
- he separated psychology from philosophy
- First person to call himself a psychologist
- DESCARTES
- Cartesian Dualism
- mind and body are independent of each other
- suggested the mind could be an object of study in its own right
- Cartesian Dualism
- THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
- the use of investigative methods that are objective, systematic and replicable. Testing and modification of hypotheses based on these methods
- no preconceived ideas or bias influences
- observations are orderly
- validity = whether an observed effect is a genuine one
- reliability = consistency
- DEFINITION
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