Wilhelm Wundt
established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig,
Germany
Wundt pioneered the method of...
introspection
Introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
Structuralism
early school of thought that used introspection to reveal the structure of the
human mind
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, Significance of Wundt's work
marked the separation of modern scientific psychology from its philosophical
roots
In the 1900s...
behaviourists rejected introspection
Name a behaviorist
John B Watson
What did behaviorists argue?
scientific psychology should only study observable/measureable phenonmena
In the 1930s...
behaviourist approach dominated psychology
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, In the 1950s...
cognitive approach used scientific procedures to study mental processes
Cognitive Approach
According to this approach, behavior is a result of information processing, such
as perception, memory, thought, judgment, and decision making
In the 1990s...
the biological approach introduced technological advances
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psychodynamic approach
An approach to psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict
between biological drives and society's demands, and early childhood family
experiences.
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, Freud suggested the mind is made of...
conscious
pre conscious
unconscious
Freud saw personality as having three parts...
Id
Ego
Superego
Id (Freud)
pleasure principle, demands instant gratification
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established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig,
Germany
Wundt pioneered the method of...
introspection
Introspection
examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
Structuralism
early school of thought that used introspection to reveal the structure of the
human mind
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, Significance of Wundt's work
marked the separation of modern scientific psychology from its philosophical
roots
In the 1900s...
behaviourists rejected introspection
Name a behaviorist
John B Watson
What did behaviorists argue?
scientific psychology should only study observable/measureable phenonmena
In the 1930s...
behaviourist approach dominated psychology
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, In the 1950s...
cognitive approach used scientific procedures to study mental processes
Cognitive Approach
According to this approach, behavior is a result of information processing, such
as perception, memory, thought, judgment, and decision making
In the 1990s...
the biological approach introduced technological advances
Evaluatuon of page 71
psychodynamic approach
An approach to psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict
between biological drives and society's demands, and early childhood family
experiences.
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, Freud suggested the mind is made of...
conscious
pre conscious
unconscious
Freud saw personality as having three parts...
Id
Ego
Superego
Id (Freud)
pleasure principle, demands instant gratification
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