PSY 401 1st Edition Lecture 21 Outline of Last Lecture I Structuralism a Edward Bradford Titchener i PhD ii Advocated a pure psychology iii Authoritative iv Elementary Mental Processes v Introspection vi The Experimentalists vii Demise b Edwin G Boring i History of Experimental Psychology c Emil Kraepelin i MD ii Classification of mental disorder Outline of Current Lecture I II Structuralism a Clinical Psychology i Emil Kraepelin ii Lightner Witmer Evolutionary Theory a Erasmus Darwin b Jean Baptiste Lamarck i Progressionism ii Transmutation of Species c Charles Darwin i H M S Beagle Current Lecture I Structuralism a Clinical Psychology i Emil Kraepelin 1 Organic Approach to Psychopathology a Biological approach vs Freud to psychopathology genetics ii Lightner Witmer 1867 1956 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 II 1 PhD 1883 Wundt s Student 2 First psychologist to head a clinic 1896 a School psychology b Specialized with children with learning disorders i Critical of IQ test said it was not an accurate measurement of ability to function in society Evolutionary Theory a Erasmus Darwin 1731 1802 i Evolution as inheritance of acquired developed through experience vs aspired born with characteristics 1 All traits develop from a need 2 Progressive opposed slavery liked the idea of women s education raised his illegitimate children 3 Interested in science and art poetry 4 Would learn skills that would help it survive and pass those talents to offspring a Example Today cats have certain abilities in order to hunt food they had acquired these over generations for hunting b Jean Baptiste Lamarck 1744 1829 i Progressionism 1 Steady linear advance from simple to complex species 2 All organisms can be explained along a continuum of complexity not really separate species ii Transmutation of Species 1 Characteristics of a species change based on external conditions a Use disuse model use it or lose it i Example long drought caused giraffes to lengthen their necks ii Based on environmental pressures iii Behavioral change biological change passed to offspring c Charles Darwin 1809 1882 i H M S Beagle 1831 1836 1 Captain Robert Fitz Roy religious a Thought Darwin s long nose meant he would be lazy but Darwin convinced him to let him come along
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