Emergence of psych as a science

Cards (5)

  • Watson and Skinner
    Suggested that introspection was based on subjective experiences as what the participants experience cannot be proven accurate
  • What did behaviourists believe?
    That behaviours should be observable and measurable and not based on 'private' concepts.
  • Behaviourist approach(1900)
    Dominated scientific psychology for the next 50 years
  • Cognitive science (1950)

    Digital revolution allowed a new generation of psychologists to study the brain. They likened the brain to a computer. Ensured that the study of the brain was highly scientific.
  • Biological approach (1980)

    Taken advantage of the advantages of technology to investigate physiological processes as they happen