M1L1.1: History of Psychology Flashcards
The Greek philosopher who proposed the “Know thyself” about 2500 years ago
Socrates
According to him. science could rationally treat only information gathered by the five senses
Aristotle
He explored the nature of cause and effect and declared that people are more motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
Aristotle
He believes that some ideas are innate at birth
Rene Descartes
He supports that knowledge is acquired through experiences and interaction with the world
John Locke
Define nativist view
some ideas are innate at birth
Define empiricist view
knowledge is acquired through experiences and interaction with the world
“Father of Modern Psychology and Experimental psychology”
Wilhelm Wundt
In 1879, he founded psychology as an academic discipline when he established the first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
Wilhem Wundt
Wilhem Wundt’s researches were primarily concerned with:
1.) senses (vision)
2.) attention
3.) emotion
4.) memory
a psychologist best know as the “first American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology” for becoming the “first president of the American Psychological Association”
Stanley Hall
Stanley hall also had a significant influence on the early development of psychology in?
United States
Stanley Hall founded the first American psychology laboratory at?
John Hopkins University in United States
Stanley Hall influenced other leading psychologists including:
John Dewey and Lewis Terman
According to a 2002 review of eminent psychologists of the twentieth century, who ranked as the 72nd most influential psychologist, a ranking he shared with whom student of his?
Stanley Hall, Lew Terman
U.S. psychologist who oriented U.S. Psychology toward:
1.) use of objective experimental methods
2.) mental testing
3.) application of psychology to the fields (education, business, industry, and advertising)
Raymond Bernard Cattell
In 1888, he received a professorship in psychology, the first ever offered, at?
Raymond Bernard Cattell; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Contributions of Raymond Bernard Cattell to University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
1.) established a laboratory
2.) developed a series of mental measurements tests for college students
In 1921, he founded the Psychological Corporation
Raymond Bernard Cattell
The purpose of Psychological Corporation
Making research in applied psychology available to industry and business
In 1869, he studied individual differences which led to the development of?
Sir Francis Galton, intelligence test
