Origins of psychology

• When did psychology develop?

  19th Century
• What did psychology develop from?

  Philosophy
• What is the difference between philosophy and psychology?

  Use of a scientific method to study the mind
• Who was the first psychologist?

  Wilhelm Wundt
• When did Wundt open the first psychology lab?

  1879
• Why was Wundt significant?

  He used scientific methods in his study of the mind and consciousness
• What was Wundt‘s aim?

  To analyse the nature of human consciousness in a systematic manner under controlled conditions
• What was Wundt’s method known as?

  Introspection
• What was Wundt studying?

  Structuralism
• What is structuralism?

  Isolation of the structure of consciousness

  Building blocks of thoughht
• What is introspection?

  The systematic experimental study of the mind by breaking consciousness into basic structure of thoughts, images and sensations
• What is the modern benefit of Wundt’s research?

  Introspection is still used today as it formed the foundation For all scientific research in psychology
• What was the first approach to psychology?

  Psychodynamic
• When did the psychodynamic approach develop?

  1900s
• What was the 2nd approach to psychology?

  Behaviourists
• When did the behaviourists approach begin?

  1913
• What was the 3rd approach to psychology?

  Humanistic
• When was the Humanistic approach developed?

  1950s
• What was the 4th approach to psychology?

  Cognitive
• What was the most recent approach to psychology?

  Biological
• When was the cognitive approach developed?

  1950s
• When was the biological approach developed?

  1980s