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Aristotle 335 BC, interested in origin of knowledge
Empiricism accepting sensory experiences as a source of knowledge
Plato noted that sense can deceive, reasoning gives access to native knowledge- rationalism
Nativism heredity provides individuals with inborn knoledge and abilities
Descartes "I think therefore i am" relationship of body to mind, reason, doubt what cannot be proven
Interactive dualism `mind and body are sparate and interact to produce experiences
John Locke blank slate on which life experiences are written, knowledge is acquired solely by experiences-nurture
Immanuel Kant denied psych as a science
Hermann Von Hemholts contradicted the idea that nerve energy travelled as fast as electricity, recorded reaction times
Darwin theory of evolution
natural selection physical characteristics that promote survival were more likely to last
Wilhelm Wundt developed psych as a science, founder
Edward Titchener wundt's pupil, developed structuralism and introspection
Structuralism even most complex conscious experiences could be broken
Introspection describing conscoius thoughts after viewing a certain stimulus
William James developed functionalism
Functionalism how behavior functions to allow ppl and animals to adapt to their environments
G Stanley Hall received first PhD in Psych in US, founded the APA
Mary Whiton Calkins taught psych, almost awarded a dregree, first woman pres of the APA
Margaret Floy Washburn first woman to earn a degree, 2nd pres of APA
Gestalt Psych we perceive wholes rather than combinations of individual elements, whole pattern
Max Werthiemer founded Gestalt, 1950
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