Prologue Flashcards
Aristotle
developed theories about learning, memory, motivation, emotion, perception and personality. Believed in nurture and not nature.
Wilhelm Wundt
first psychological laboratory
Edward Tichener
structuralism
structuralism
used the method of introspection; unreliable af
William James
influenced by Darwin, founded functionalism
functionalism
focused on how mental and behavioral processes enable organisms to adapt
Mary Calkins
first female pres. of the American Psych Association
Margaret Floy Washburn
1st woman to get a PhD in psych
Sigmund Freud
studied learning
Jean Piaget
studied children
behaviorism
studied behavior
humanism
emphasized growth potential of healthy people
cognitive neuroscience
study of brain activity linked with mental activity
Plato
believed in nature not nurture
John Locke
believed in nurture not nature