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Psychology Pioneers Flashcards

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(father of experimental psychology) focused on study of consciousness through introspection (looking inward)

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Wilhelm Wundt

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rejected Wundt’s view of component parts and focused on the whole

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gestalt theory

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studied reactions to changes in sensory stimuli (psychophysics)

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Gustav Fechner

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studied defining the structure of consciousness (structuralism)

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Edward Tichener

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studied mental conflicts at the unconscious level (psychoanalysis)

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Sigmund Freud

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the psychological concepts of persona, anima/animus, introvert/extrovert and dream interpretation were developed by this student of Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century

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Carl Jung

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developed theory of functionalism - causal relationships between internal states and external behavior

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William James

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studied operant conditioning based on reinforcement/non-reinforcement of behavior

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B.F. Skinner

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