PSY100Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: American Psychological Association, Margaret Floy Washburn, Mary Whiton Calkins
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What do psychologists study: acrophobia (fear of heights, zoophobia (fear of animals) Fighting: mating, how hormones affect the brain. Define psychology: comes from two greek words, psyche = soul, logos = study, the study of the mind. What the intellectual parents of psychology: disciplines of philosophy and physiology. Who is wilhelm wundt: german professor (1832), known as the founder of psychology, distinguished psychology as an independent discipline, not s stepladder of physiology and philosophy. Primary focus of psychology was consciousness the awareness of immediate experience. Who was g. stanley hall: worked with wilhelm. Important to the contribution in psychology in usa: established the first research lab in psych in america at john hopking university in 1883, driving force behind american psychology association (apa) Who was edward titchener: brought up the idea of structuralism, earned his degree under wilhelm wundt leipzig lab. What is functionalism: explain the mental processes in a more systematic and accurate matter.
