PSY100Y5 Chapter 1: PSY100 - Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
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Comes from the two greek words: psyche (soul) and logos (the study of) Philosophy and physiology were the roots of psychology. Says memories are the result of three principles of association: similarity, contrast, and contiguity. Said the mind (soul) and body were separate. Mind is immaterial and the property of god. Processes and functions (memory, perception, dreaming, and emotions) are properties of the body. Wilhelm wundt is the founder of psychology and he used a scienti c approach. G. stanley hall studied with wundt for a bit then went to the u. s. and created his own organization (apa - american psychological association) Functionalism and structuralism were the rst schools of thoughts of psychology. Says the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and study how these elements are related. Most of the work was about sensation and perception in vision, hearing, and touch.
