Origins

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17th - 19th century

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Psychology is a branch of the broader discipline of philosophy
Used to be called experimental psychology

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1879

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WUNDT
The first psychologist who I opened the experimental psych lab in Germany
He separated psych from philosophy pghy and biology

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19000s

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FREUD
He emphasised the influence of the unconscious mind on behaviour : the psychodynamic approach
He developed his person - centred therapy : psychoanalysis which shows that physical problems can be resolved or explained with the brain

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1913

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WATSON
With skinner, he established the behaviourist approach
The behaviourist and psychodynamic approach dominated for the first half of the 20th century

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1950s

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CARL ROGERS and ABRAHAM MARLOW
They developed humanistic approach : ‘third face’
Rejected the before approaches and emphasised the self - determination and free will

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1950s : cognitive approach

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Introduction of the digital computer gave them a metaphor for the operations of mind
Reintroduced study of mental processes but more scientific than WUNDT’s

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1960s

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SLT : BANDURA
Drew attention to the role of cognitive factors in learning : providing a bridge between traditional behaviourism and the new cognitive approach

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1980s

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BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Dominant scientific perspective in psych
Due to the advances in technology that increased understanding of the brain and biological processes

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Eve of the 21st century

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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
A distinct discipline bringing together the cognitive and biological approaches
It investigates how biology structures mental states