origins of psychology

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    • 1879 - Wundt opened the first experimental psychological laboratory
    • 1900- Freud developed psychodynamic approach and highlighted the importance of the unconscious mind on behaviour (developed psychoanalysis)
    • 1913- Watson and Skinner established the behaviourist approach where they believed all behaviour can be learnt so psychologists should only focus on observable behaviour.
    • 1950s-Rogers and Maslow developed the humanistic approach which emphasised the importance of free will in understanding observable behaviour
    • 1960s - cognitive approach emerged with the introduction of computers which aimed to study mental processes (how the mind works) from lab experiments
    • 1980s- biological approach surfaced with the advances in technology such as brain scans that helped increase understanding the functioning of the brain.
    • 2000s-cognitive neuroscience included biological and cognitive approaches to investigate how biological structures influence mental states.