Origins Of Psychology Flashcards
What is psychology?
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions
What is introspection?
First systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking out conscious awareness into basics structures
What did Rene Descartes suggest?
The mind and body are independent from each other - known as descartian dualism
What did John Locke propose?
Empiricism - idea that all experience can be obtained through the senses and that human beings inherit leader knowledge
What did Charles Darwin develop?
Evolutionary theory
When did the first lab for psychological research open?
Germany 1875 to describe the nature of human consciousness
What is structuralism?
Isolating the structure of consciousness
What was introspection regarded as?
Naive but still scientific today
What was Watson’s problem with introspection?
We produce data that is subjective and varied from person to person - harder to generalise
What was Watson highly critical of?
Introspection with its focus on internal mental processes
What do behaviourists focus on?
Scientific processes involved in learning and the careful use of controlled lab conditions
What is empiricism?
the idea that all experience can be obtained through the senses and human beings inherit leader knowledge
What was the objective of the first lab invented?
To describe the nature of human consciousness
