What is psychology?

here are the first set of flashcards from V1

What is psychology?

The science of behavior and mental processes

1879 Wilhelm Wundt

Set up the first lab.

Edward Bradford **Titchener**

was a student of Wilhelm **Wundt** and is often credited with introducing the structuralist school of thought. While **Wundt** is sometimes identified as the founder of structuralism, **Titchener** theories differed in important ways from **Wundt**'s. He introduced structuralism

William James

Wilhem’’s lab partner

structuralism

* Structuralism is a theory of consciousness that seeks to analyze the elements of mental experiences, such as sensations, mental images, and feelings, and how these elements combine to form more complex experiences.
* Structuralism was founded by Wilhelm Wundt, who used controlled methods, such as introspection, to break down consciousness to its basic elements without sacrificing any of the properties of the whole.
* Structuralism was further developed by Wundt's student, Edward B. Titchener.
* Titchener proposed 3 elementary states of consciousness: Sensations (sights, sounds, tastes), Images (components of thoughts), and Affections (components of emotions).

Introspection 1800s

Psychologist Wilhelm Wundt developed the technique. His studies developing the technique included helping others through self-observation of their thoughts. He trained people to analyze context within personal opinions objectively. The aspect looks at how the mind processes emotions and memories to help one understand their meanings. It gives another look at how people are affected by things around them through a precise, structured process.

Josef Breuer

The more you talk about your symptoms and the past memories, the less bad you feel so it is a form of theory.

Psychoanalysis and theories (Frued)

system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental conditions by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association.

Observable behaviourism

Edward C. Tolman, B.F. **Skinner and John B. Watson were psychological behaviorists who were interested in the science of conduct of human beings and animals** (Goodwin, 2005). They looked at the rats, pigeons and conditioned them into specific behaviours