History And Approaches : Introspection Flashcards
Wilhelm Wundt
Wundt trained subjects in introspection. He also described his theory of structuralism.
What is introspection?
A process where subjects were asked to record their cognitive reactions to simple stimuli.
What is structuralism?
The idea that the mind operates by combining subjective emotions and objective sensations. (Wilhelm Wundt)
William James publishes the principles of psychology.
He examined the structures Wundt identified and how they functioned in our lives.
Mary Whiton Calkins
Became president of the American psychological association
Margaret floy Washburn
Was the frost woman to earn a Ph.D in psychology.
G. Stanley Hall
First presidents of the American psychological association and pioneered in the study of child development.