Early Psychology. Psychology

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• Psychology as a new science

- 1879, Germany: Wilhelm Wundt's psychology laboratory

- Technique of objective introspection.

• Structuralism

- Edward Titchener brought to America but it died out in the early 20th century.

- A theory of consciousness by Wundt and Titchener

• Functionalism

- William James proposed a counter point of view

  • Stressed the way the mind allows us to adapt
  • Functionalism influenced the modern fields: educational psychology, evolutionary psychology, and industrial/organizational psychology.

• A number of women and members of minorities also contributed to psychology despite the prevailing cultural hindrances during their times

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Lifestyle (sociology) Lections
Emotion and Emotion Management: Hochschild on Emotions Lections
The Philosophy of Emotions Lections
Emotions and Health Lections
Social Structural Effects on Emotions Lections
Cultural Differences in Emotions Lections
The History of Emotions Lections
The Psychology of Emotions Lections
Intro to Forensic Psychology Lections
Diagnosis and Classification of Psychological Problems Lections