PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tabula Rasa, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Behavior Modification
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Psych 100 lecture 1 chapter 1 (the story of psychology) Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes (the mind) Greek words psyche means mind, logo means the study of. Much of psychology studies normal rather than abnormal behavior. Or are we a blank slate to be written. Structuralists: (wundt & titchener) analyzed sensations, images and feelings into basic elements break the human mind into its most basic pieces o o. Ex: eat a piece of apple, describe the experience. Functionalists (james & calkins): analyzed the function or purpose of behavior, darwin influenced. Modern schools of thought: biological: how the body influences behavior, thoughts, feelings. Evolutionary psychology (how our adaptive evolution affects us today: learning/behaviorism: how environment and experience affect behavior, thoughts, feelings. B. f. skinner > skinner box, watson: cognitive: how thoughts affect behavior, feelings. Nom chomsky: sociocultural: how social and cultural influences affect thoughts, feelings, behavior. Experimental psychologist: focus on laboratory studies of various topics.
