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Module 1
Psychological foundations/History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychological Science | The study, through research, of the mind, the brain, and the behavior |
| Philosophy | Ancient times: Chinese and muslim philosophers |
| nature vs nurture | 4th-5th century BCE: Aristotle and Plato |
| THE MIND/BODY PROBLEM | 1500S-1600S: DA VINCI AND DESCARTES |
| EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | JOHN STUART MILL, WILHELM WUNDT |
| EVOLUTION | 1800S: CHARLES DARWIN |
| PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY | LATE 1800S: SIGMUND FREUD AND ERIK ERIKSON |
| GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY | EARLY 1900S MAX WERTHEIMER |
| COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | MID 1900S GEORGE MILLER, JEAN PIAGET, NOAM CHOMOSKY, VYGOTSKY |
| BEHAVIORIOSM | EARLY TO MID 1900S PAVLOV, JOHN WATSON, AND BF SKINNER |
| HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY | 1950S ABRAHAM MASLOW AND CARL ROGERS |
| SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY | EARLY 1900S FLOYD ALLPORT, SOLOMON ASCH, KURT LEWIN |
| BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE | LATE 1800S |