TERM 1
First Psychology lab founded
DEFINITION 1
1879
TERM 2
Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)-
DEFINITION 2
Founder of Psychology
TERM 3
Edward Titchener and
DEFINITION 3
Structuralism student of Wundt Professor at Cornell
Developed structuralism- The structure of the mind. Basic
components Focused on basic sensory and perceptual
processesMeasured reaction timesCriticized for relying on
introspection
TERM 4
William James
DEFINITION 4
and Functionalism Started psychology at Harvard in 1870s
Opposed Wundt and Titcheners approach His ideas shaped
school of functionalismalso influenced by Darwin to focus on
how behaviors Help us adapt to the
environmentFunctionalism- stressed the importance of how
behavior functions to allow animals to adapt to their
environment.
TERM 5
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
DEFINITION 5
and Psychoanalysis- Austrian physicia n not a psychologist
Challenged to structuralism and func tionalism Started school of
thought called psychoanalysis Behavi or and personality influenced
by unconscious conflicts Emphasized sexual and aggressive nature
of unconscious processes Powerful in fluence on later theories of
psychologyPsychoanalysis- personality theory and form of
psychotherapy that emphasizes the role of unconscious factors in
personality and behavior
