Of Psychology HISTORY. a. Pre-Scientific I.HISTORY Socrates & Plato - knowledge is born within us. - Introspection - Examining one’s own thoughts & feelings.

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of Psychology HISTORY

a. Pre-Scientific I.HISTORY Socrates & Plato - knowledge is born within us. - Introspection - Examining one’s own thoughts & feelings Aristotle - knowledge grows from experiences stored in our memories. Francis Bacon - developed the scientific method - Modern Psych relies on this method of Psychology

HISTORY b. Psychology is Born I.HISTORY Wilhelm Wundt - establishes the 1st psych experimental lab. introspection & lab observations With Edward Titchener developed Structuralism - conscious experience is broke into 1)Objective sensations & 2)Subjective feelings. The mind functions by combining the two. of Psychology

I.HISTORY William James/Functionalism - consciousness works to help people adapt to their environments. Wrote the 1st Modern book of Psychology in The Principles of Psychology. HISTORY Gestalt - consciousness can be best understood by observing it as a total experience rather than breaking it down. of Psychology

I.HISTORY Sigmund Freud - Psychoanalysis unconscious motives & internal conflicts determine behavior. -most famous psychologist -part of pop culture Early 1600s Descartes & Bacon develop Scientific Method 1879 Birth of Modern Psychology - Wilhelm Wundt’s 1st Lab 1880s William James begins work in Functionalism 1890s Freud develops his work in psychoanalysis 1913 John B. Watson publishes “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It” 1930s B.S. Skinner details operant conditioning

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John B. Watson - Behaviorism The study of Psych should be limited to observable behavior Early 1600s Descartes & Bacon develop Scientific Method 1879 Birth of Modern Psychology - Wilhelm Wundt’s 1st Lab 1880s William James begins work in Functionalism 1890s Freud develops his work in psychoanalysis 1913 John B. Watson publishes “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It” 1930s B.S. Skinner details operant conditioning Psychology - the science of mental life Psychology - scientific study of observable behavior

I.HISTORY B.F. Skinner - Behaviorism Introduced the concept of reinforcement to control & maintain behavior - (good doggy) Early 1600s Descartes & Bacon develop Scientific Method 1879 Birth of Modern Psychology - Wilhelm Wundt’s 1st Lab 1880s William James begins work in Functionalism 1890s Freud develops his work in psychoanalysis 1913 John B. Watson publishes “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It” 1930s B.F. Skinner details operant conditioning John B. Watson - Behaviorism The study of Psych should be limited to observable behavior