PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology, Cognitive Revolution
5 Sep 2016
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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes: how people learn, feel, think, influence others, etc, stems from philosophy and natural sciences. There are several historical schools of thought: structuralism is the idea that the mind can be broken down into smaller elements. Noted psychologist: william wundt: gestalt psychology is the idea that the mind is more than a sum of its components, functionalism is the idea that behavior has a purpose that is usually related to survival. Noted psychologist: william james: psychodynamic perspective is an approach to treating mental disorders by considering the existence of one"s unconscious mind. Noted psychology: sigmund freud: humanistic psychology is the idea that all people are motivated to be good and improve themselves. Noted psychologist: abraham maslow (specifically his hierarchy of needs: behaviorism psychology focuses on observable behavior and integrates the idea of cognitive revolution.
