Origins Flashcards
1
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timeline: -1600-1800 -1870 -1900 -1910-30 -1950 -1960 -1960 1980 -2000
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- philosophy
- wundt
- psychodynamic
- behaviourism
- humanism
- cognitive
- social
- biological
- cognitive neuroscience
2
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timeline:
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-1600-1800 PHILOSOPHY
-1870 WUNDT
-1900 PSYCHODYNAMIC
-1910-30 BEHAVIOURISM
-1950 HUMANISM
-1960 COGNITIVE
-1960 SOCIAL
1980 BIOLOGICAL
-2000 COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
3
Q
structuralism
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study human mind by breaking down behaviours into basic elements
4
Q
reductionism
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belief that ideas can be reduced to simple cause and effect processes
5
Q
wundt
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separated psychology from philosophy
1879 opened first psychology lab, germany
introspection
6
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introspection
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analysing your own thoughts and feelings internally
study sensation and perception
ppts described their experiences when presented with a set of stimuli
7
Q
porch
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what makes something a science
8
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what makes something a science
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Predictability - Objectivity - Replication - Control - Hypothesis testing
9
Q
introspection weaknesses
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- doesnt explain how the mind works
- subjective data- not reliable
- accounts can’t be confirmed
