01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, Max Wertheimer

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Dr.John Ackroff

Document Summary

Chapter 01 - history and methods, psychology, by david g. myers, 6th edition textbook. A brief history: wilhelm wundt- founded first research lab in 1879- birth of scientific psychology. Structuralism studied consciousness- introspection, examining o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s (cid:373)i(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat o(cid:374)e is thinking and feeling. Current views of psychology: neurobiology- behavior viewed in terms of biological responses, behaviorism- behavior viewed as a product of learned responses, humanism- behavior viewed as a reflection of internal growth. Rogers, client-centered therapy: psychodynamic behavior viewed as a reflection of unconscious aggressive and sexual impulses, cognitive behavior viewed as a product of various internal sentences or thoughts. Sociocultural behavior viewed as strongly influenced by the rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures. Psychology- the scientific study of the behavior of living things. 4 goals- describe, understand, predict and control theory general framework for scientific study; smaller aspects can be tested. Charles darwin theories led to comparative psychology, inspired early functionalists.