Class notes

The Evolution of Psychology

34 views 0 purchase

Course
PSYC 1000

Institution
Humber College ( )

Book
Psychology: Themes and Variations

This study note provides great detail about chapter one which is learned in the 1st year of your nursing program in your psychology class. It is based on the Themes and Variations Textbook and will be great for studying for your tests. This note provides detail about the schools of thought in psych...

[Show more]

Preview 1 out of 3 pages

View example

Uploaded on October 14, 2024
Number of pages 3
Written in 2021/2022
Type Class notes
Professor(s) Masood zangeneh
Contains All classes

schools of psychology
modern psychology
key psychlogists and theorists

CA$7.46

Added

Add to cart Add to wishlist

100% satisfaction guarantee
Immediately available after payment
Both online and in PDF
No strings attached

CHAPTER ONE

Not until the early 18th century did the term psychology gain more than rare usage among scholars. By
that time it had acquired its literal meaning, “the study of the mind.” It was only about 140 years ago that
psychology emerged as a scientific discipline.

Plato and Aristotle argued separation of mind and body and whether knowledge is inborn (nativism) or
gained through experience (empiricism) (Hothersall, 1995).

Welheim Wundt(1832 –1920) - named psychology as the study of conscious experience, he made it so
that it focused squarely on the mind.

Psychology born in Germany blossomed in north America as well.

Structuralism vs Functionalism:

Structuralism (Edward Titchener) was that the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its
basic elements and investigate how they are related. wanted to identify the fundamental components of
conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images. most of their work concerned
sensation and perception in vision, hearing, and touch.

introspection, or the careful, systematic self-observation of one’s own conscious experience.

Functionalism (William James 1842 – 1910) was the belief that psychology should investigate the
function or purpose of consciousness rather than its structure. Consciousness has a continuous flow of
thoughts (Stream of consciousness) and he argued the structuralists were wrong since they studied
static points in that flow. Investigate mental testing, patterns of development in kids, effectiveness of
education, and behavioral differences in genders.

Structuralists gravitate towards labs while functionalists focus more on how people adapt their behavior
due to their environment.

Both schools faded away.

Behaviorism (John B Watson 1878 –1958)

A theoretical orientation based on the premise that psychology should study only observable behaviors.
Should abandon the study of consciousness altogether and focus only on this. Argued verifiability.
Mental processed are not proper subject as they can not be measured, or seen but actual actions can.

Behavior -> observable response or cavity of an organism.

Psychology's mission became to relate overt behavior (responses) to observable events in the
environment (stimuli)

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller dilseeratkaurdhanju. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for CA$7.46. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

75057 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling

Class notes

The Evolution of Psychology

Document information

Subjects

Connected book

More summaries for

Written for

Seller

Content preview