PSYCHOLOGY
,• psychology is a greek word,psychi and logos
• ‘Psychi’ means soul and ‘logos’ means the
study of soul
• Later on William james used the word mind to
replace soul
, History and origin of science psychology
• William James ,Wilhelm Wundt thought
psychology as the study of mind. In 1st decades
of twentieth century, psychologists came to
hold different views about the nature of mind
and best way to study it.
• School of thought were formed around these
psychologists
, SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTS
Structuralism
• This early school of psychology grew up
around the ideas of Wilhelm Wundt in 1867-
1927
• The goal was to find the units or elements
which make up the mind
, Gestalt psychology
• It was founded in Germany in 1880-1943
• The psychologists felt that structuralists were
wrong in thinking of the mind as being made up
of elements
• They argued that mind could be thought of as
resulting from the whole pattern of sensory
activity and relationships and organizations
within this pattern
, Functionalism
• John dewy(1873-1954) proposed that
psychology should do what mind and behavior
do
• They performed experiments on the ways in
which learning, memory, problem solving and
motivation help people and animals adapt to
their environments
,• psychology is a greek word,psychi and logos
• ‘Psychi’ means soul and ‘logos’ means the
study of soul
• Later on William james used the word mind to
replace soul
, History and origin of science psychology
• William James ,Wilhelm Wundt thought
psychology as the study of mind. In 1st decades
of twentieth century, psychologists came to
hold different views about the nature of mind
and best way to study it.
• School of thought were formed around these
psychologists
, SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTS
Structuralism
• This early school of psychology grew up
around the ideas of Wilhelm Wundt in 1867-
1927
• The goal was to find the units or elements
which make up the mind
, Gestalt psychology
• It was founded in Germany in 1880-1943
• The psychologists felt that structuralists were
wrong in thinking of the mind as being made up
of elements
• They argued that mind could be thought of as
resulting from the whole pattern of sensory
activity and relationships and organizations
within this pattern
, Functionalism
• John dewy(1873-1954) proposed that
psychology should do what mind and behavior
do
• They performed experiments on the ways in
which learning, memory, problem solving and
motivation help people and animals adapt to
their environments
