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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology

From Speculation to Science: How Psychology Developed  Prior to 1879  Physiology and philosophy scholars study questions about the mind  Wilhelm Wundt ( ) University of Leipzig, Germany  Campaigned to make psychology an independent discipline  Established the first laboratory for the study of psychology in 1879  Psychology was born

The Battle of the “Schools” in the U.S.: Structuralism vs. Functionalism  Structuralism – Edward Titchener  Analyze consciousness into basic elements  Introspection – careful, systematic observations of one’s own conscious experience  Functionalism – William James  Investigate function of consciousness  Led to investigation of mental testing, developmental patterns, and sex differences

Sigmund Freud and the Concept of the Unconscious Mind  Sigmund Freud ( ): Austria  Founded Psychoanalytic school of thought  Emphasis on unconscious processes influencing behavior  Unconscious = outside awareness  “The unconscious is the true psychical reality; in its innermost nature it is as much unknown to us as the reality of the external world.” (Freud p. 7 in text)

Freud’s Ideas: Controversy and Influence  Behavior is influenced by the unconscious  Unconscious conflict related to sexuality plays a central role in behavior  Controversial notions caused debate/resistance  Significant influence on the field of psychology

Behaviorism: Redefining Psychology  John B. Watson ( ): United States  Founder of Behaviorism  Psychology = scientific study of behavior  Behavior = overt or observable responses or activities  Radical reorientation of psychology as a science of observable behavior  Study of consciousness abandoned

John Watson and the Nature-Nurture Debate  Nurture, not nature  “give me a dozen healthy infants, well- formed, and my own special world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes, even beggar-man and thief…”  Behaviorist school of thought emphasized the environment (nurture)  Focus on stimulus-response relationships

Are People Free? B.F. Skinner  B.F. Skinner ( ): United States  Environmental factors determine behavior  Responses that lead to positive outcomes are repeated  Responses that lead to negative outcomes are not repeated

The 1950’s: Opposition to Psychoanalytic Theory and Behaviorism  Charges that both were de-humanizing  Diverse opposition groups got together to form a loose alliance  A new school of thought emerged - Humanism  Led by Abraham Maslow ( ) and Carl Rogers ( )  Emphasis on the unique qualities of humans: freedom and personal growth

Putting the Psyche Back in Psychology: The Return of Cognition  Cognition = mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge  1950’s and 60’s – Piaget, Chomsky, and Simon  Application of scientific methods to studying internal mental events  Cognitive psychology: the new dominant perspective?

Cultural Psychology: Recognizing Human Variation  Ethnocentrism – viewing one’s own group as superior and as the standard for judging  Historically: middle and upper class white males studying middle and upper class white males  1980’s – increased interest in how cultural factors influence behavior  Growing global interdependence  Increased cultural diversity – studying previously underrepresented groups

Evolutionary Psychology: Human Adaptations  Evolutionary Psychology: natural selection occurs for behavioral, as well as physical, characteristics  Buss, Daly & Wilson, Cosmides & Tooby – 80’s and 90’s  Studied natural selection of mating preferences, jealousy, aggression, sexual behavior, language, decision making, personality, and development  Thought provoking perspective gaining in influence, but not without criticism

Psychology Today: A Thriving Science and Profession  Psychology is the science that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems.  Research: Seven major areas  Applied Psychology: Four major areas

Figure 1.7 Employment of psychologists by setting

Figure 1.8 Major research areas in contemporary psychology

Figure 1.9 Principal professional specialties in contemporary psychology

Studying Psychology: Seven Organizing Themes  Psychology as a field of study:  Empirical  Theoretically diverse  Evolves in sociohistorical context  Behavior:  Determined by multiple causes  Shaped by cultural heritage  Influenced jointly by heredity and environment  People’s experience of the world is highly subjective