Intro

Question 1

Who said “Psychology has a long past, yet its real history is short”?

Answer 1

Hermann Ebbinghaus (1908)

Question 2

What is the short history of psychology? Who is involved?

Answer 2

beginning-
With Wundt’s first lab 1879?
Ebbinghaus: short history is 30 years
Today: short history is 130+ years

Question 3

How does the “presentist” view of history see the progression of psychology?

Answer 3

Starting late 1800’s -> Structuralism -> functionalism -> Psychoanalysis -> behaviourism
1970 on:
Cognitivism and applied psych

Question 4

Whats is “practical syllogism” / “belief desire” model?

Answer 4

Psychological form of explanation: Why do A (Action)? Because Person had Desire for Y and a Belief that A would lead to goal Y.

Explanation by reasons

Question 5

What is the long history?

Answer 5

The explanatory methods of psych aren’t new. Folk psych uses Belief desire model Desire + Belief=Action/behaviour.
Follows ancient way of thinking e.g.. anecdote from the Illiad uses this model

Question 6

Is enquiry scientific?

Answer 6

Enquiry (not scientific itself)-> Critical enquiry (puts results of enquiry to test)= science