PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Optic Nerve, Melatonin, Phi Phenomenon

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Chapter 1 pg 1-45 the story of psychology. Theorized about memory, learning, motivation emotion perception and personality. Theories were wrong but right questions were asked. Wilhelm wundt created a machine to judge reaction time bwtn hearing a sound and reacting. 1879 in germany established the first psychology lab. Wanted to measure atoms of the mind. Functionalist (the theory that all aspects of a society serve a function and are necessary for the survival of that society) First women to be accepted into james"s graduate seminar at harvard. Got denied her degree from harvard because she was a women. First female w a phd in psych. Psych as defined by b. f skinner and john b watson. You cant observe a sensation feeling or thought. How our unconscious though process and our childhood experiences affect our behaviour. The view that psych 1) should be an objective science that 2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes.

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