Psychology Roots

Psychology Roots

1. Early meanings of Psychology

   • Watson And Skinner (1920s into 1960s): The study of behavior without reference to mental processes
   • Freud: Emphasis on unconscious thought processes and emotional responses to childhood experiences
   • Rodgers and Maslow: Humanistic view with emphasis on growth potential of healthy people

2. "Magellans of the mind"

   • Wilhelm Wundt
   • Darwin
   • Freud
   • Piaget
   • James
   • Whiton Calkins
   • Washburn

3. Cognitive Psychologist: Scientific exploration of how information is perceived, processed, and remembered

4. Psychology Today

   • Meaning: Science of behavior AND mental process
   • Psychology's Current Perspective
     • Neuroscience: How the brain and body enable emotions, memory, and sensory experiences
     • Evolutionary: How the natural selection of traits passed down from one generation to another has promoted the survival of genes
     • Behavior Genetics: How our gens and our environment influence our individual differences
     • Psychodynamic: How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflics
     • Behavioral: How we learn observable responses
     • Cognitive: How we enable, process, store, and retrieve information
     • Social-Cultural: How behavior and thinking vary across situations and culture