An understanding of how psychology has changed over time

• brain scans, neuroimaging, ( MRI scans, CT scans and PET scans) were invented during the 1970s/1980s. With the fMRI scan invented in 1990s.
• experimental psychology was invented in 1924.
• Freud's psychological work was in the early 1900s.
• 1879 Wilhelm Wundt opens first psychology lab in Leipzig using introspection to investigate memory.
• In 1920s-1940s behaviourism was created by Watson.
• cognitive and genetic psychology was developed in the 1960s.
• In the 1990s a wider acceptance and use of qualitative data.
• in the 1960s there were more studies on child development and cognitive processes.
• the 1970s had a focus on biological approaches with neuropsychological research increasing.
• The 1950s saw an increase in research into social psychology, including conformity and obedience.
• (social) introduction of ethical guidelines and committees for human participants protection.
• (social) Milgram and Burger found no difference in obedience rates, so no change over times.
• (social) Burger- same study as Milgram but updated ethics.
• (social) Prejudice study originally looked at single personality type changed to numerous personality aspects.
• (cognitive) multi store model update to working memory model.
• (cognitive) added update of episodic buffer in 2003 to the working memory model.
• (cognitive) cognitive neuroscience has seen cognitive psychology develop but brain imaging still just provides different support for classical findings of baddeley.
• (biological) case studies have been used throughout in psychology.
• (clinical) TV and body image changed over time (becker).
• (clinical) Changes to the DSM over time.
• (child) more focus on research into daycare due to dual working families.
• (child) Bowlby updated the critical period from 2 years to sensitive period 4-7 years.
• (biological) Brain scans still support previous classic evidence of areas of brain.
• (biological) advances in brain scanning techniques have allowed scientists to observe brain activity in response to stimuli