Chapter 1: Evolution of PsychologyEvolution of PsychologyFounding FathersBattle of the schoolsFreud and the UnconsciousBehaviorismHumanist MovementCognitive PsychologyBiological PerspectiveChapter 1: Evolution of PsychologyEvolution of PsychologyPsychologyThe study of the mindFounding FathersWilhem Wundt (German)Founder of Psychology (as a modern science)G. Stanley HallBattle of the schoolsStructuralism- Edward TitchenerStructure_____________IntrospectionSensations,perceptions_________ researchFunctionalism- William JamesFunction_____________________ applicationBehavior adaptationReal-world researchFreud and the UnconsciousSigmund FreudUnconsciousReason for mental illnessPsychoanalysisControversyBehaviorismFounded by Watson, Advocated by Skinner___________ behaviorNature vs. NURTURES leads to RFree Will critiqueHumanist MovementDehumanizationIndividual freedom/growthOptimistic view of human natureSelf-conceptCognitive PsychologyCognition = __________ Cognitive perspectivePut the psyche back in psychologyNew scientific methods to study cognitionsBiological PerspectiveReturn to _______________ rootsBiological structuresAmygdala, prefrontal cortex, limbic systemBiochemical processesDopamine, reward
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