PSYX 100 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I The Evolution of Psychology II Psychology s Early History III Psychology Today IV Psychology as a Science Outline of Current Lecture I Early Schools of Thought II Structuralism III Functionalism IV Psychoanalytic Theory V Behaviorism Current Lecture I Early Schools of Thought a Structuralism analyzes consciousness i Edward Titchener 1 Focuses on sensations feelings images etc b Functionalism focuses on purpose of consciousness i William James 1 Applied natural selection to human consciousness 2 Believed consciousness must have a purpose c Start of the psychoanalytic theory i Sigmund Freud believed unconscious is what matters and that all actions were motivated by primal instincts of sex and aggression ii The controversy with Freud 1 Freud s idea of the unconscious suggests people are not in control of their own minds 2 Proposed that behavior is influenced by how people cope with sexual urges d Start of Behaviorism These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i Observable behavior ii John B Watson downplayed heredity behavior is governed by the environment iii Ivan Pavlov mainly researched dogs and how they were conditioned iv B F Skinner 1 Fundamental principle organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes and they tend not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative outcomes v Controversy with Skinner 1 Asserted all behavior is governed by external stimuli free will is an illusion 2 Thought that people are controlled by their environment 3 Determinism whatever happens in the world has a cause and the cause is already pre determined
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