Origins of Psychology
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- Origins of Psychology
- 17th - 19th century
- Psychology - branch of a broader discipline of philosophy.
- Best understood as Experimental Philosophy.
- 1879
- Wilhelm Wundt opens first experimental lab in Germany.
- Psychology emerges as district discipline in its own right.
- 1900s
- Psycho-dynamic approach established.
- Sigmund Freud emphasised the influence of the unconscious mind on behaviour.
- Stated - Physical problems could be explained in terms of conflict within the mind
- Sigmund Freud emphasised the influence of the unconscious mind on behaviour.
- 1913
- John B. Watson & BF Skinner establish Behaviourist approach
- Will dominate psychology for the next fifty-years.
- 1950s
- Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow developed Humanistic Approach.
- Rejected the views of Psycho-dynamic and Behaviourist Approach.
- Focus on importance self-determination and free will.
- Rejected the views of Psycho-dynamic and Behaviourist Approach.
- 1960s
- Cognitive Revolution came with introduction of digital computer.
- Human mind, a metaphor for a computer.
- Reintroduces study of mental processes but much more scientific than Wundt's earlier investigations.
- Human mind, a metaphor for a computer.
- 1960s (II)
- Albert Bandura proposes Social Learning during Cognitive revolution
- Approach draws attention to the role of cognitive factors in learning
- Creating a bridge between cognitive and behaviourist approaches
- Approach draws attention to the role of cognitive factors in learning
- 1980s onwards
- Biological Approach established as the dominant scientific perspective within psychology.
- Advancement in technology lead to increased understanding of the brain, as well as biological processes
- 21st century
- Cognitive neuroscience emerges as distinct discipline bringing biological and cognitive approaches together.
- Built on earlier computer models and investigates how biological structures influence mental state.
- Cognitive neuroscience emerges as distinct discipline bringing biological and cognitive approaches together.
- Biological Approach established as the dominant scientific perspective within psychology.
- Albert Bandura proposes Social Learning during Cognitive revolution
- Cognitive Revolution came with introduction of digital computer.
- Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow developed Humanistic Approach.
- John B. Watson & BF Skinner establish Behaviourist approach
- Psycho-dynamic approach established.
- Wilhelm Wundt opens first experimental lab in Germany.
- Psychology - branch of a broader discipline of philosophy.
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