SOCI 1001 Chapter Notes -Wilhelm Wundt, Scientific Method, Psychological Science
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Understand the etymology of the word psychology . Having to do with psyche, a mortal women who turned into a goddess after overcoming the misfortunes of life in the pursuit of happiness (to be reunited with her beloved eros) Psyche - greek word meaning soul; often represented by a butterfly. Ology - root which denotes the scientific study of. Psychology - refers to the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Understand the merits of an education in psychology. Trained in the use of the scientific method. Evaluation of information; assessing it"s reliability and usefulness. Maintaining an attitude of skepticism, recognizing internal biases, etc . Understand the importance of wundt and james in the development of psychology. Founders of psychology as a science and academic discipline. German scientist and the first person referred to as a psychologist. Viewed psychology as a scientific study of conscious experience.
