intro to psychology Flashcards
psyche means_________
soul/ life
logos means ________
knowledge/ explanation
Origin of psychology is
philosophy- epistemology and biology- physiology
psychology popularized in Germany by
Christian Worff
Define psychology
it is the scientific study of human and animal behavior and thought pattern/ mental processes
Herbert Spencer
popularized psychology in English, principles of psychology 1870
three parts of the definition of psychology
science
behavior
mental processes
epistemology
theory of knowledge, branch of philosophy
in the beginning, psychology was a synthesis of
physics
philosophy
mental philosophy
the psychological research was restricted to
mind
body
physical relationships
main assumptions for psychology to be a natural science
natural monism/ reductionism
operationism
determinism
main assumptions for psychology to be a social science
use of experiments
precautions of scientific observation
interpretation of results
empirical approach
by John Locke, states that our senses (hearing, taste, touch etc.) are the only legitimate source of gaining information about this world.
psychological or any other scientific study is ______ in nature
objective, systematic and testable
two types of approach for psychological research
nomothetic
idiographic
nomothetic
generalization
idiographic
emphasize on individuality
Psychology has a short history but a long past’
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Socrates
know thyself
pineal gland
French philosopher René Descartes considered it the seat of the soul
Gustav Theodor Fechner
studied psychophysics
first laboratory
1879 in Leipzig, Germany by Wilhelm Wundt
first lab in USA
John Hopkins University by Wundt’s student, G. Stanley Hall, 1883
APA
American Psychological Association, 1892, G. Stanley Hall
first book on psychology
“The Principles of Psychology” by William James
