PSYC-1105EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Psychology, James Jean, Wilhelm Wundt
12 Jan 2021
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Prior to 1879 - physiology and philosophy scholars studying questions about the mind. University of leipzig, germany - campaigned to make psychology an independent discipline. Established the rst laboratory for the study of psychology in. Sir francis galton (1869) - hereditary and intelligence. John b. watson (1878-1958) - founder of behaviourism. Behaviour = overt or observable responses or activities. Radical reorientation of psychology as a science of observable behaviour. Stimulus = any detectable input from the environment. Unconscious = thoughts, memories, and desires that are below the surface of conscious awareness but exert great in uence on behaviour. Responses that lead to positive outcomes are repeated. Responses that lead to negative outcomes are not repeated. Diverse opposition groups got together to form a loose alliance. A new school of thought emerged - humanism. Emphasis on the unique qualities of humans: freedom and personal growth. Cognition = mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge.
