PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Educational Psychologist, Abraham Maslow, Behaviorism

• School: UW
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 101
• Professor: Ann Culligan

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Psych 101 lecture jan 6 (cid:862)history of psy(cid:272)hology(cid:863) The science of psychology: psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Science = objective approach to answer questions. Based on observable facts, data, and reliable methods. Ex: thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, motives, etc. Roots of psychology: greek philosophers sought to understand the origin of knowledge. Senses are the source of knowledge: renaissance philosophers sought to understand relationship of mind and body. Des(cid:272)artes (cid:894)dualis(cid:373)(cid:895): the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d is separate fro(cid:373), a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)trols, the (cid:271)ody (cid:894)said (cid:862)i think therefore i a(cid:373)(cid:863) Hobbes: the mind is a function of the physical brain: structuralism studies of the nervous system lead to discoveries that connect brain and behavior. Wandt started the first psychology la(cid:271)oratory to study (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess (cid:894)(cid:862)father of (cid:373)oder(cid:374) psy(cid:272)hology(cid:863)(cid:895: evolution and functionalism. Darwin: physical structures are the result of advantageous variations that improve reproductive fitness. James: behavior and mental processes must also serve an adaptive purpose.