PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mary Whiton Calkins, Margaret Floy Washburn, Edward B. Titchener
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Philospher"s thinking about thinking continued until the birth of psychology as we know it. December 1892, two young men helping profressor william wundt at the german. Edward bradford titchener- used introspection to search for the mind"s structural elements. Functionalism- early school of thought promoted by james, influenced by darwin, explored how mental and behavioral processes function, how it enables the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. Structuralism- early school of thought promoted by wundt and titchner, used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind. First woman in psych- mary whiton calkins studied at harvard, became the first female to complete all havard phd requirments for psych but was denied degree. William james- legenendary teacher, writer who authored an important 1890 psych text. Mentored calkins who became a pioneering memory researcher and the first woman to president of the american psych association.
