Psy 101- Chapter 1 Notes
Psychology- comes from the root words psyche (mind) and logos (study).
-scientific study of behaviour and mental processes.
History of Psychology:
Rene Descartes- nativist view (some ideas are innate =nature)
John Locke- empiricist view (knowledge is acquired through experiences and interactions with the world= nurture)
Wilhelm Wundt- father of psychology.
- His research was concerned with the senses and studied vision, emotion and memory
- Established the first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig Germany.
Granville Stanley Hall- first American to finish doctoral studies in psychology.
-established the first psychology laboratory in the US at Johns Hopkins University
-founded the first American journal of psychology
James McKeen Cartell- first psychology professor in the US.
- Designed the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
Sir Francis Galton- studied individual differences leading to the development of intelligence......

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