PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Psychometrics, Job Satisfaction, Empiricism

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Doug Mc Cann

Document Summary

Blue important points: how psychology developed, psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, mental processes = physiological and cognitive processes, psychology comes from two greek words. Psyche = soul, and logos = the study of a. Founded in: structuralism vs functionalism, competing schools of psychology thought. Structuralism & functionalism: structuralism, led by edward titchener, of cornell university, structuralism - the task of psychology is to analyze. Consiousness into its basic elements and investigate how these. Elements are related: wanted to examine fundamental components of conscious existence like sensations, feelings, and images, introspection the careful, systematic self-observation of one"s own conscious experience, primary method used for study by structuralism. Functionalism: led by william james, formal training in medicine. 1950"s revolted against dehumanizing schools of psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Must take into account the fundamental human drive toward personal growth. Before wwi, not concerned with practical applications: four areas: Concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders.