PSYC 1010 Chapter 1: Chapter-1-6-6-2

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Ps(cid:455)(cid:272)holog(cid:455)(cid:859)s sto(cid:396)(cid:455) is o(cid:374)e of people g(cid:396)opi(cid:374)g to(cid:449)a(cid:396)d a (cid:271)ette(cid:396) u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es. Developed from philosophical speculations about the mind and early work in physiology into a modern science. Psychology greek origin (16th ce(cid:374)tu(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:895) (cid:862)ps(cid:455)(cid:272)he(cid:863) = soul/spi(cid:396)it/(cid:373)i(cid:374)d, (cid:862)logos(cid:863) = stud(cid:455) of the subject. The two greek root words were first put together to define a topic of study in the 16th century, when psyche was used to refer to the soul, spirit or mind, as distinguished from the body. In the 18th century, the word psychology started to be used more often among scholars, by that ti(cid:373)e (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)the stud(cid:455) of the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d. (cid:863) Ancient greek philosophers such as socrates, plato and aristotle, considered and debated issues of relevance to psychology, including the separation of the mind and body and if knowledge is inborn (nativism) or gained through experience (empiricism) Emergence of psychology as a distinct discipline to the work of wilhelm wundt (1832-1920)