chapter 4 Flashcards
who dominated psychology until the 1850’s
Until 1850’s, psychology had been dominated by philosophers and left to the realm of the humanities
when did Willhelm Wundt found the first psychology lab ?
in 1879
what did willheml wundt do?
Wundt championed physiological and experimental methods- the use of psychophysical methods to measure mental processes
Most influential was his emphasis on the tole of the perspective of the ppt and coined this introspection
The concept of introspection contrasted heavily with the methods used in natural sciences
how many publications and pages did wundt write
approx. 450 publications, 53,000 pages
what are the five schools of psychology
philosophical, physiological, introspective, neurological, psychoanalytic
What method became a greater focus in the school of physiological psychology?
Introspection became a greater focus as a method in the school of physiological psychology.
How did the popularization of Darwinism and evolutionary theory impact psychology during this period?
The popularization of Darwinism and evolutionary theory intersected with psychology and influenced its focus on understanding the overall function of the brain
what is functionalist psychology
Focused on the overall function of the brain rather than the neural structure
what is The idea of gestalt originated in this period?
an organized whole that’s more than the some of its parts
what pushed back against the power of the ‘humanities’ in psyhcology
The incorporation of neurology into psychology was another push back against the power of the ‘humanities’ in psychology
who is charcot
Charcot (1825-1893), a medically trained neurologist
what was charcots focus
Charcot’s focus was on psychopathology and the condition ‘hysteria’
Charcot brought existing psychology and neurology together, although he was later somewhat discredited because of his spurious methods (notably hypnosis and magnetism)
what did france do in 1882 and what did this lead to
France introduced compulsory education (1882)
This gave researchers a huge pool of ppt that would take tests and exams regularly and who had no choice
who is Alfred Driver
a neurologist who studied mental ability with a focus on children with developmental issues ‘special children’
Continuing Wundt a method of experimental methods+ introspection, research examined the development of mental processed in children
what are Binet /Simon are credited with ?
Binet /Simon are credited with the first test of intelligence
The psychoanalytic school was championed …
by students of Charcot, notably Freud and Janet
Attitudes around the mentally ill had evolved significantly …
Attitudes around the mentally ill had evolved significantly
Freuds case study methodology was novel because….
it placed the focus of interpretation on the psychologist, not the subject
The psychoanalytic era ushered …
The psychoanalytic era ushered in the birth of qualitative methods
The first laboratory of psychology in the UK was established …
1998
BPS was established in —–and became nationwide in —–
1901 — 1906
how many schools of psyhcolgy are there
While there are usually 5 ‘schools’ of psychology mentioned this is a simplified way of viewing history
In ‘principles of psychology’ (1890) James argued for as many as 8 different ways of thinking within psychology
