PSY 1101 Lecture 1: psy notes midterm 1

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Kenneth Campbell

Document Summary

Psyche is the totality of the human mind, consciousness, and unconsciousness (life . Historical roots of psychology and the study of the mind. Science is objective : de ne our variables, observe our variables, measure our variables, Behaviour can be de ned, behaviour can be observed, behaviour can be measured, This might cause another variable(what we are measuring) to change. The exact description of consciousness is the sole aim of experimental psychology. Basic principles of experimentation are used to explain psychological phenomena. Structuralism: developed by edward titcheneer in the us. Basic structures of the mind(analogous to the basic elements in chemistry) The participant had to look inward on the contents of their consciousness. This proved to be very unreliable and highly objective. Debate over whether the mind is physical or non-physical. Functionalism(pragmatism): developed by william james in the us. S. freud is generally considered to be the founder of psychotherapy.