PSYC3336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lightner Witmer, Clinical Psychology, Abnormal Psychology
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Rapidly changing applied field in the social sciences. Changes in the number of people receiving training, and also the techniques, methods, etc. To understand present day trends, we need to explore the roots of clinical psychology. Scientific study of mental processes (empirical tradition) Wilhelm wundt credited with being the first (cid:1445)psychologist(cid:1446) and establishing the first psychology lab. Really at the root of psychological research. Wundt was the first to differentiate psychology as a scientific discipline apart from biology and the sciences. Psychology needed to be studied with the same level of inquiry as the natural sciences. These dimensions are related to arousal (excitement or relaxation) and valence (pleasure or displeasure). Not just how you feel, but highly controlled introspection. What they feel, hear, touch, etc. perceptions that can be measured. Invented the just noticeable difference (jnd) and interested in studying individuals to see how they were able to make perceptions in differences in colors, sounds, etc.
