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History of psychology

History of psychology. The History of Psychology. Where did psychology come from?. philosophy. Definition of psychology . How did psychology develop?. physics. When did psychology start? 1879. psychoanalysis. cognitive . biology. biological. Behaviorism. sociocultural. 1800s.

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History of psychology

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  1. History of psychology

  2. The History of Psychology Where did psychology come from? philosophy Definition of psychology How did psychology develop? physics When did psychology start? 1879 psychoanalysis cognitive biology biological Behaviorism sociocultural 1800s 1940s present 1900-40s

  3. Philosophy • The separation between body and soul • Back to the ancient Greeks. • Hippocrates proposed the “Wondering womb” to explain the cause of medical pathologies in women. This included a range of physical symptoms but also “hysteria”. This was believed until the 17th Century when knowledge of anatomy improved.

  4. Trepanning

  5. Phrenology-developed in 1796

  6. Wilhelm Wundt 1879 • First psychological laboratory in Leipzig Germany.

  7. Sigmund Freud

  8. Psychoanalysis • The unconscious mind • Case studies • Ego, Id, Superego

  9. ID Ego Superego

  10. John Watson-Behaviourism “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors”.

  11. Little Albert • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBfnXACsOI • Only observable behaviour should be studied.

  12. Too reductionist • What able mental processes • What about our social interactions • What about our genes • A range of viewpoints is needed to understand behaviour

  13. Modern day psychology • Cognitive Human relationships • Biological Sport • Sociocultural Business • Abnormal Health • Developmental There is a lot of OVERLAP!

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