General Psychology
Chapter One
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
empirical evidence
To be a science, facts or information gained through direct observation and
measurement rather than opinions.
Psych: scienti c study of the behavior of the organism and mental activity.
You can see behavior but not mental activity.
FOUR GOALS TO PSYCH
1 DESCIBE
(What?)
Observation
Opinion
Psychological phenomenon
(How?)
As completely and accurately as possible.
2 PREDICT
Behavior
3 UNDERSTAND
Information so we can better explain it.
4 INFLUENCE
Behavior
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, - psych was part of philosophy
- Most humans are always seeking pleasure and trying to avoid pain.
- Wilhem Wunt
- 1850 the movement of psychology to a science began with Vilhelm (Wilhelm) Wunt
- 1832-1920 (No dates on tests)
- German
- Father of psychology
- Established the rst psych lab in 1879
- Wunt created a school of study (thought)
- Structuralism
- “Psychology should study the structure of the mind”
- “We should study the elements of conscious experience”
- “We should use precise observation”
- Created the technique Introspection (looking inward)
- He believed through introspection you can break down every experience to its
smallest components.
- Question on the test about Wilhelm stu .
- William James
- American
- 1842-1910
- Developed rst psychology lab in US, 1875
- Harvard University
- In uenced by Charles Derwin
- Speci cally “Survival of the ttest”
- Starts a school of thought
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Chapter One
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
empirical evidence
To be a science, facts or information gained through direct observation and
measurement rather than opinions.
Psych: scienti c study of the behavior of the organism and mental activity.
You can see behavior but not mental activity.
FOUR GOALS TO PSYCH
1 DESCIBE
(What?)
Observation
Opinion
Psychological phenomenon
(How?)
As completely and accurately as possible.
2 PREDICT
Behavior
3 UNDERSTAND
Information so we can better explain it.
4 INFLUENCE
Behavior
fi
, - psych was part of philosophy
- Most humans are always seeking pleasure and trying to avoid pain.
- Wilhem Wunt
- 1850 the movement of psychology to a science began with Vilhelm (Wilhelm) Wunt
- 1832-1920 (No dates on tests)
- German
- Father of psychology
- Established the rst psych lab in 1879
- Wunt created a school of study (thought)
- Structuralism
- “Psychology should study the structure of the mind”
- “We should study the elements of conscious experience”
- “We should use precise observation”
- Created the technique Introspection (looking inward)
- He believed through introspection you can break down every experience to its
smallest components.
- Question on the test about Wilhelm stu .
- William James
- American
- 1842-1910
- Developed rst psychology lab in US, 1875
- Harvard University
- In uenced by Charles Derwin
- Speci cally “Survival of the ttest”
- Starts a school of thought
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