01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Franz Mesmer, Gustav Fechner

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Mimi Phan

Document Summary

Intro to psychological science: 1. 1 the science of psychology, psychology- scientific study of behavior, thought and experience. Means of explaining behavior as a product of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. *a reminder that behavior can be fully explained only if multiple perspectives are incorporated: scientific literacy. The ability to understand, analyze and apply scientific information. Knowledge gathering what do we know about this? . Scientific explanation how can science explain it? . Critical thinking can we critically evaluate the evidence? . Massing: break a large pile of cards into smaller groups and go through each pile separately. Spacing: going through an entire pile at once: critical thinking. 1. 2 how psychology became a science: psychology"s philisophical and scientific origins. Influences from physics: gustav fechner (1801-1887, worked on sensation and perception, asked how the physical and mental worlds interact, psychophysics- the study of the relationship between physical world and the mental representation of that world.