Historical foundations, Ch.2 Flashcards
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Phrenology
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Biological view of the mind.
Believes in Localizationism
2
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Founder of Psychophysics
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Gustav Fechner
3
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Summary of Psychophysics
A
First scientific measurements and theory of consciousness - connected sensory experiences to physical measurements
Found that physical stimuli can generate subjective experiences - by controlling the physical features of the stimuli
Interested in intensity of stimulation - measurable
4
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Founder or Introspectionism
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Wilhelm Wundt
- Father of experimental science of psychology
- Applied Fechners methodology to a wider set of conscious mental phenomena than just sensation
5
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Summary of Introspectionism
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The scientific approach to experimental psychology
6
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Introspection method
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Verbally communicating what it is that we are experiencing
7
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Founder of Structuralism - and his beliefs
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Edward Titchener
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8
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Summary of Structuralism
A
The radical form of introspectionism
