Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PSYCHE, meaning Soul,
& LOGOS, meaning
study of a subject.
Chapter 1
- Wilhem Wundt, the father of Psychology, opened the first laboratory in 1879, in University of Leipzig. His main focus was
consciousnes, psychology became the study of conscious experience.
- G. Stanley Hall, opened the first Americian research
center in America at Johns Hopkins University,
after studying with Wundt in Leipzig. He was also a
founder and first president of the American
Psychology Association.
- Sigmond Freud, 1856 - 1939. A controversial figure, with his expolaration of unconciousnes, once
suggested " behaviour is influenced with how people cope with sexual urges. " His study of the
unconscious led him to believe that a persons actions are greatly influenced by unconcscious
thoughts.
- STRUCTURALISM, studies based on how our brain's interpretate a stimulus. Mainley intrested in
the five senses, sight, sound, vision, hearing and touch. Developed a technique called
INTROSPECTION, studies of how a person perceives a stimuli and their perception of it.
- VRS
- FUNCTIONALISM, the purpose or function of consciousnes, and how behaivour
adapts or evoloves to a enviroment. The main force behind this ideas was
William James, a American scholar. Who beleived that Dawrins evolutionary theory could be applied to humans.
- "FREE WILL IS A ILLUSION", B.F Skinner. A Harvard Pschologist who's principle was
oragnisms will repeat responses that have a postivive outcome. Also stated "People are
controlled by their enviroment, not by themselves.' Needless to say there was much
critism and misinterpitation of this statement.
- Psychology Adapts, Evolution of the mind. A study into how past
behaviours can contribute to current behaviours and gender differences
in abilities. Largely due to our ancestoral responsibilties.
- 7 major research areas of psycology
- developmental psychology
- social pschology
- experimental psychology
- physiological psychology
- cognitive psychology
- personality
- psychometrics
- Measurments of behaviours and capacities,
usually through psychological testing.
- understanding our individual and unique
consistancy in behaviour. Also in line with
personality assessments and factors that shape
personality.
- study of cognitive functions, memory, reasoning, information processing, language,
problem solving, descion making and creativity.
- Looks into genetic factors that effect our
behaviour, role of the brain and our
physiology.
- sensation, perception, learning, conditioning,
motovation and emotion. Traditional topics
common in the first half century.
- focuses on interpersonal
behaviour, relationships, attitudes, attraction, aggresion
- studies human development across the lifespan.
- Improving our study habits.
1, Set a schedule 2, Study
where you can concentrate
3, Reward your self for
studying 4, Read with
purpose 5, Take notes during
lectures 6, Develope tactical test skills
- Professional specialities
- Clinical Psychology, evaluation,
diagnosis and treatment of more
serious issues, ie schzophernia.
- Counselling Psychology, simular to
clinical psycology but work with a
different clientele, mainly people
struggling with everyday problems
- Education and school
psychology, work in the schools.
A broad range areas from
improving curriculium,
acheivment testing to
counselling children having
diffuclites
- Industrial and organizational psychology,
a wide variety of task from human
resource departments to organizing
Procedures, i.e. sports psychologist.