origins of psychology

• origins of psychology:

  • contrast to other sciences, it is a relatively new scientific discipline
  • roots in the 17th and 19th century and was known as experimental- philosophy
  • early influence -Ren—Descartes- had a concept of Cartesian -dualisms, meaning the mind and body are separate entities, the brain is not the same as the mind

  next:

  • John-locke and his concept of empiricism- all knowledge is derived from sensory experience and can be studied using scientific methods
  • charles dawin- set the stage for the emergence of psychology as we know it today
• Wudnts cognitive psychology

  • was called introspection
  • used to investigated the mind
  • participants were asked to refl3ct on their own cognitive processes and describe them
  • scientific method- paved the way to study mental processes
  • example= ask someone to identify thoughts and feelings after an argument

  issues with method

  • not very reliable
  • cant measure their response
  • cannot objectively measure (unobserable)
• describe wundts role in the development of psychology

  • known as the father of psychology
  • moved from philosophical roots to controlled research
  • set up the first psychology labatory in leipzig germany
  • promoted introspection as a way of studying mental processes
  • experience was analysed in terms of component parts
  • paved the way for cognitive psychology
• introspection definition:

  systematic analysis of own conscious experience of a stimulus