PSYCH 1X03 Study Guide - Experimental Psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, Scientific Method
11 Oct 2014
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Teaches us how we think, feel, develop, learn, love, interact and grow; teaches us who we are. Experimental psychology used the scientific method to collect, evaluate and interpret information to draw sound conclusions-- Psychology has been influenced by several schools of thought which have each introduced new questions, tools, and perspectives. Different views sometimes clash leading to great debates about such fundamental concerns as what should be the focus of psychology. Ebbinghaus (psychology had a long past but a short history) Throughout its history, the integration of new schools of thought and technological innovations have driven the field forward in the quest to solve some of the oldest puzzles in science and philosophy. Psychology: the term psychology comes from the greek words psyche , which means soul. Philosophers such as aristotle and plate contemplated fundamental questions of how do we learn and remember? .
