ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY

• • 17th - 19th Century -> Psychology seen as a part of philosophy
• • 1879 -> Wundt opens world’s first psychology lab
• • Early 1900s -> Watson & Skinner establish BEHAVIOURIST approach
• • 1950s -> Rogers & Maslow establish the HUMANISTIC approach
• • 1960s -> Cognitive approach established
• • 1960/70s -> Bandura proposes Social Learning Theory
• • 1980s -> Biological approach established
• • End of 20th Century -> Cognitive neuroscience established