1. History and Approaches Through 1920 Flashcards
study of behavior and mental process
psychology
The human mind is both
biological and mental
what organisms do and how or why they do what they do
behavior
internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior. (i.e) sensations, perception, dreams, thoughts, feelings, etc.
mental processes
your senses; my body receiving outside signals and stimulus
sensation
how my brain interprets that information (interprets sensations)
perception
when did psychology became an official study
1879
ancient Hebrew writers drew connections b/w
feelings and parts of the body
who noted the influence of sensations and perception of ideas?
Buddha (500s BCE)
who thought our brains and minds were certain and inborn?
Socrates and Plato (400s BCE)
who argued that we obtain our knowledge and habits through observation and experience?
Aristotle (300s BCE)
the belief that we are born w/ our knowledge and or mind
nature
the belief that our knowledge and minds are shaped by our environment
nuture
who believed that ‘animal spirits’ traveled and commanded muscle movement? –> he figured out that those fluids are connected to how our body moves.
Decartes
who believed that we learn as we go, try to organize and make patterns
Bacon
who thought that we are born as ‘blank slates’ and can be molded by our surroundings and education?
Locke
who developed the study of psychology?
William Wundt
why did he develop the study of psychology?
William Wundt developed it b/c he studied the longer reaction time of hearing vs. perceiving sounds.
Who studied with the guy who founded psychology?
G. Stanley Hall and John Hopkins
What branch did the guy who founded psychology create?
structuralism: finding the structural elements of the brain.
has people reflect internally on their thoughts or feelings after a stimulus. i.e. such as after smelling a rose. (thought we would all feel the same way.)
structuralism
why was structuralism dismissed?
unreliable due to results varying b/w person to person
what influenced the man who created the second topic of psychology?
he was influenced by the ideas of evolution and inheritance on the human mind and behavior
consciousness let early humans reflect, apply, and improve which lead to them pass on those traits (sensations, perceptions, behaviors) to the next generation
functionalism
