history of psych Flashcards
hermann von helmholtz
experimented in visual and auditory perception
wilhelm wundt
studied the human mind and believed in consciousness that could be broken into various elements (thoughts,experiences,emotions)
objective introspection
objectively examining and measuring ones own thoughts and activites
titchner and structuralism
every experience could be broken into individual emotions and sensations
introspection could be used on thoughts and physical sensations
Margaret Washburn
first woman to receive a PHD in psych
william James functualism
importance of conscience in everyday life
mind allows people to function
gestalt
perceiving and sensing cannot be broken into smaller elements
freud
specialised in disorders of the NS
pavlov and watson
pavlov = conditoning Watson= wanted to prove behaviour was a result of stimulus response relationship
modern perspectives
updated versions of psychoanalysis and behaviourism
psychodynamic perspectives
development of a sense of self, social and interpersonal relationships and the discovery of other motivations behind a persons behaviour
behavioural perspectives
classical conditioning
operant conditioning= how voluntary behaviour is learnt
humanistic perspective
free will, freedom to choose own destiny and self actualisation the achievement of ones full potential
cognitive perspectives
memory, intelligence, perception , thought processes, problem solving, language, learning
socio-cultural perspective
social psychology = groups and social roles, rules or relationships
cultural psychology = cultural norms , influence of environment , influence of heredity
