PSYC 2000 Chapter : Exam 1 Notes
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Psychology: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Mental processes : internal, covert activity of our minds -- invisible activities that occur in your mind, emotions that happen in our heads, can"t physically see it. Behavior : outward or overt actions reactions -- observation actions: in the beginning: wundt, titchener, and james. Developed the technique of objective introspection; the process of objectively examining and measuring one"s thought and mental activities. Realized that most of these processes are invisible-- you have to just ask the person about what he or she is thinking. Titchener"s student; first woman to earn a ph. d. in psychology. How the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play function. Some considered james the father of modern psychology: three influential approaches: gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts - look at the bigger picture. Started with wertheimer, who studied sensation and perception.
