Unit 1 Flashcards
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What did Plato write about in 400 BCE
Psychological topics such as what we recognize with our modern eyes as the free will vs determinism debate
Who was Hippocrates (400BCE) and what did he believe
He was a medical doctor that believed that mental illness was the result of an imbalance in bodily fluids. He would use medical practices to solve mental illness issues
What were the 2 areas of psychology that Plato and Hippocrates we’re interested in in
Plato–} Basic Topics
Hippocrates–} Applied Topics
Basic Topics
Attempts to understand ourselves and others, that’s for curiosity sake rather than to solve a problem
What are examples of basic topics
- Why am I the way I am?
- Where do my thoughts and feelings come from?
- Can people change?
- Whats my purpose?
Applied topics
A need to solve disorders through diagnosis and treatment (people’s quality of life is at stake): Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety, etc.
What philosophers wrote about Basic Topics in the 1600s
Rene Descartes : The Mind Body Problem
Thomas Hobbes : Free Will
Was psychology practiced in the 1600s
No, there was interest and it was studied, but these areas remained seperate and didn’t really have a “home”
Who wrote about Applied topics and what kind of things were written about it
- Medical Doctors
- They formed theories and wrote about their experiences with patients such as enormous variation in the presumed causes and treatment for mental disorders, including demonic possession, imprisonment, lobotomies, etc.
In the late 1800s, who’s interest led to the birth of Psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
What was Wilhelm Wundt interested in
Conscious experience
How did Wilhelm Wundt study the elements of consciousness
He used the scientific method
What is the conscious experience
- Introspection: reflecting inward and providing a description of ones own experiences, it’s ongoing, reflecting mood, reflecting thoughts of future and past
- Description of the elements you perceive in real time such as sound, color, taste, etc
What did Wundt learn about taste
It’s composed of 4 elements: salty, bitter, sour, and sweet
What did Wundt’s work result in
- The creation of a new academic discipline, psychology
- He introduced empiricism, and established the scientific method and as way to study psychology
- He established psychology as a subject in which people could earn a degree
How did psychology come to the the US
Wundt’s students brought it to the US
Empiricism
a method of study relying on empirical evidence, which includes things you’ve experienced: stuff you can see and touch. Empiricism is based on facts, evidence, and research.
What did Wundt’s students establish in the US
Accredited journals and the APA; American Psychological Association
Psychology
- The scientific study of behavior and mind
- This includes both basic and applied topics
What is behavior
Directly observable activities such as work performance, laughing, talking, time spent in something, brain activity, etc.
What is the mind
Aspects of subjective experience such as sensations, thoughts, and emotions
What 2 groups of study were psychologists interested in during the late 1800s to early 1900s
- Consciousness
2. Psychometrics
Psychometrics
The science if creating tests to measure psychological things such as intelligence, disorders,etc.
What are some examples of psychometrics
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (1916)
2. MMPI: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (1942)