evolution of psychology Flashcards
module 1 chapter 1
who believed the mind and body are separate entities
rene descartes
who were concerned with thought, sensation and perception
philosophers
who believed humans have a vital immaterial force
muller
who advocated a purely empirical approach
Helmholtz
who focused on the mind
philosophers
who focused on the body and brain
physiologists
who believed psychology to be a separate discipline
Wundt
who brought psychology to America
hall
who focuses on the basic building blocks of consciousness
structuralists
who focuses on the function of consciousness
functionalists
what is it called when the subject is trained in order to become more aware or objective
introspection
who believes the stream of consciousness
william James
who believes psychology should only study observable behaviour
behaviourism
who believed in methodological behaviourism
John Watson
who believed in radical behaviourism
b.f skinner
what is psychonalaysis
behaviour is ruled by primitive, sexual urges
what is behaviourism
focused on simple animal behaviours
what does humanism say
free will, rational, personal growth and development
what is the mental process involved in acquiring knowledge
cognition
what is cognitive psychology
psychology must study internal mental events to understand behaviour
who believed in cell assemblies
Hebb
who believes past experiences shape behaviour
freud
what is the reality principle
EGO
what is the moral conscious
superego
