PSYCH 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Edward C. Tolman, Kurt Lewin, Wilhelm Wundt
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Early philosophers in ancient greece like aristotle and plato debated psychological issues. Is someone"s thinking and behavior a result form a person"s biological nature or were they acquired through education, experience, and culture. At some points in history, scholars believed the mind was separate form the body and in control of it. Based on strong religious belief humans have divine and immortal soul (the soul. Psychology rose as scientific field of study in mid-1800s europe and spread throughout the world: during this time different ways of thinking about psychology emerged: Wilhelm wundt established first psychology laboratory and investigated on the realization that psychological processes are the products of brain activity, taking time to occur. Time it takes to complete psychological task is called reaction time: now, researchers use reaction time to study psychological processes. Wundt developed new method of measuring conscious experiences: introspection: research participants had to reflect and report on thoughts and their personal experiences of objects.
