Introduction I
Introduction II
CC: Intro to Psychology
CC: Locke, Berkeley & Empiricism
Origins of Psychology
100

The science of describing, explaining, and predicting behaviour.

Psychology

100

Ideas and knowledge develop in our minds as a result of sensory experience.

Empiricism

100

The science of behaviour and mental processes.

Psychology

100

Propositions that can be known through pure reason.

Ideas

100

This group was largely excluded from pursuing academic training and practice during the early years of the field of psychology.

Women

200

Subjective (personal) statements of opinion or belief.

Values

200

"The Canadian government will raise the cost of cigarettes by more than $4 on a carton in 2014."

Fact

200

Set up the first psychology laboratory.

Wilhelm Wundt

200

Belief that sense-experience is the most reliable source of knowledge.

Empiricism

200

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence - from which psychology emerged.

Philosophy

300

Objective statements determined to be accurate through empirical study.

Facts

300

"Practical work experience helps to develop skilled workers."

Value

300

Freud introduced this school of thought in his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"

Psychoanalysis

300

Belief that reason is the most reliable source of knowledge.

Rationalism

300

The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts - from which psychology emerged.

Physiology

400

A perspective, viewpoint, or way of interpreting a discipline’s subject matter.

School of thought

400

The "father" of psychology.

Wilhelm Wundt

400

The main schools of thought during Freud's time.

Structuralism, Functionalism & Psychoanalysis

400

Qualities that physical objects themselves have.

Primary qualities

400

This event is generally considered the official start of psychology as a separate and distinct scientific discipline. (Bonus for date)

Wilhelm Wundt opens the world's first psychology laboratory (1879)

500

Include the processes of collecting and organizing data and drawing conclusions about those data.

Empirical methods

500

The set of assumptions, rules, and procedures that scientists use to conduct empirical research.

Scientific method

500

The Latin meaning of psychology.

The study of the soul

500

Qualities are not objectively real. They can only be subjectively perceived.

Secondary qualities

500

What is wrong with the following reference?

Cherry, Kendra. (2022, November 29). The origins of psychology: History through the years. Verywell Mind. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.verywellmind.com/a-brief-history-of-psychology-through-the-years-2795245 



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