Chapter 1

• Psychology is the study of..

  Mental processes, Experience, Behaviour
• Experiences are influenced from internal and external circumstances.
• Structuralism


  Study of the structure of mind through introspection.

  Wilhelm Wundt (1879)
• Functionalism; William James (1890)


  Humans adapting to their environment
• Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud (1900) 


  Repressed thoughts occur in the form of dreams
• Gestalt Psychology


  What we experience is more than what is perceived
• Behaviorism; John.B.Wattson (1924)


  Behavior is the result of human interaction with the environment
• Abraham Rogers (1954)

  Hierarchy of Needs
• Humanism/Humanistic Approach


  Free will of humans to keep going and reach full potential
• Cognitive Psychology 


  Piaget; Enhancing one's cognitive abilities
• Cultural Psychology; Vygotsky


  How culture impacts our behavior
• Indigenous Phase

  Modified theories, rejected western framework, Developing relevant tests, Context became important
• In 1915...

  First lab of psychology was established by N.N.Sengupta
• In 1916....

  First psychology dept was established in Calcutta
• In 1922....

  Indian psychoanalysis society was established by Bose
• in 1924....

  Psychology dept. in University of Mysoore by M.V.Gopalaswami
• Life Psychology

  Talks about Behavior and Mental Processes
• Human Behavior


  States the importance of Heredity and environment
• How human behavior is created

  Response to stimuli; Can be internal as well as external
• Understanding human behavior in cultural context

  Culture impact's one's thinking
• Modification of human behavior

  Human be can be modified through psychological constructs

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