PSYC 2510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Wilhelm Wundt, Cognitive Revolution

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2510
• Professor: Richard N Lalonde

Document Summary

Psychology: the scientific study of the behaviour of individuals + their mental processes. First lab in university of leipzig (germany) First psych organization - american psychology association. Graduates the first female psych phd student. Sensation (can measure intensity, quality, duration and extent) Studied the mental operations as opposed to the elements. Studies how consciousness helps the organism to adapt to the environment. Believed in treatment of disorders by focus on unconscious. Less on consciousness, more on animal research. Studied freedom of individuals, growth and development. Studied mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge. Pushback v2 (positive psychology) - humanism 2. 0. Learning to give up/accept a shitty fate. Used theory and research to understand aspects of human behaviour. Studies neural networks, electrical stimuli, split brain. The ability and willingness to assess claims and make judgements on the basis of well-supported reasons and evidence, rather than emotion/anecdote.