Psychology Yesterday and Today Flashcards
1
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What is Psychology?
A
The discipline concerned with behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment
2
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What is structuralism interested in
A
-Focuses on the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements
-HOW do we experience the world?
-Use introspection to reduce experiences down to physical attributes such as sensations, feelings and images
3
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What was E.B. Titchener known for?
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-Formed structuralism
-Criticized for not studying animals and abnormal behaviour
-Graduated the first female PhD in psychology in 1894
