Ch1: People, Schools, and subfields Flashcards
-created the first psychology lab
-studied reaction time
-studied introspection
William Wundt
-psychological processes are a product of brain activity.
-the time it takes to complete a task is this.
-the more complex tasks, the more psychological processing, increases this.
reaction time
measuring conscious experiences
ex: experience a series of objects and report which was most pleasant
- problem: unique to each person because we all perceive differently
introspection
- related to structuralism
- one of Wundt’s students
Edward Titchener
conscious experiences can be broken down into underlying parts
structuralism
- first woman to be granted PH.D in psychology
-titcheners first grad student
-studied animal behavior
-second female president of the APA
Margret Floy Washburn
-felt structuralism failed to capture the complexity of the mind
-studied functionalism
William James
function of the mind
-the purpose of the mind was to preserve human life by helping us adapt to environmental demands
functionalism
-studied under william james
-was refused her degree at harvard because she was a female
-became the first female president of the APA
Mary Calkins
-studied psychoanalytic theory
-practied psychoanalysis
-anna freud worked with him
Sigmund Freud
thoughts and actions are influenced by the unconscious
psychoanalytic theory
Gestalt Psychology
Max Werthheimer and Wolfgang Kohler
experiences cannot be broken into pieces (apposes structuralism)
- looks at how we perceive info. how unique it is to each person and how it is affected by context
Gestalt Psychology
