History and Scope Flashcards
Psychology
The scientific study of behaviour and the mind
Influences on Psychology
Religion, Philosophy, Physiology, Mental Disorders, Evolutionary Theory
William James
Psychology is the science of the mind.
What is William James known as?
The Father of Psychology
Dualism
Material body, immaterial soul
* Belief held by the church
Materialism
Mental causation, nothing exists except matter
Empiricism
Ideas and knowledge develop in our minds as a result of our sensory experiences
Nativism
The mind does what it is preprogrammed to do
The trilogy of the mind
Cognition, Emotion and Motivation (by Ernest R. Hilgard)
Basic Processes
The scope of modern psychology
How the mind works
Development
The scope of modern psychology
Origins of the mind
Individual Differences
The scope of modern psychology
Personalities
Pathology
The scope of modern psychology
Disorders of mental life
Applications of basic knowledge
Work, therapy, etc
