PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Roger Wolcott Sperry, Ethnocentrism, Brenda Milner
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Chapter one: the development of psychology: from speculation to science the contribution of wundt & hall. Philosophy, physiology & psychology: plato & aristotle -> existence, mind & body, Birth of psychology : primary focus was consciousness: the awareness of immediate experience (mind & mental process, graduates of wundt"s program started labs across europe but mainly america. *he looked and saw youth acting violent storm and stress which was the time of adolescence - > the time kids fought with their parents. *wrote a paper that in western society it"s the norm which is not true because it was an opinionated paper. A myth a phalecy creating more conflict: attended john hopkins university, established the first laboratory for research in psych in america in 1883, between 1883 &1893 24 new labs developed in the north america. James mark baldwin & james gibson hume from uoft helped established the american.
