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Functionalism
Functionalism was a psychological school that concerned on how the conscious is related to behaviour. Based on the function of the mind in the late19th century. Now a days is represented by Egon Brunswik. -
mental tests
US army selected their soldiers by performing standarized mental tests in them. -
Roarcharch´s test
it consists on a test in which a subjects is shown several slides with an inkbot in them and are asked to describe what that image causes in their mind, what comes to mind. -
Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhem Wundt was the father of psychology. He was a physiologist and a psychologist and the founder of enperimental psychology. That´s why he opened the institute for experimental psychology in Germany, which was the beginning of modern psychology. -
Hall´s laboratory
Stanley Hall was a psychologist who improved psychology in the US. The founder of child and educational psychology. He also established a laboratory at John Hopkins university. -
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was a neurologist that developed tecniques for psychoanalisis, a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of the patient. Thats why he was considered the father of psychoanalysis -
gestalt
some of the gesalt´s principles included:
- principle of totality: in which all aspects of the studied subjects should be taken into account in the moments of reaching a conclusion regarding their psycologicall examination.
- principle of physophysical isomorphism: aknoledging a correlation between the concious experience and mental activities. -
APA foundation
"The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support for innovative research and programs for students and early career psychologists working to make a difference in people’s lives." (APA, 2015) It was founded by Satanley Hall in 1892. -
IQ testing
IQ test "is a test designed to measure a person's mental aptitude or inherent ability. The measure is taken, a numerical score is assigned, and then compared to others who've taken the same test." Was developed by Alfred Binet -
The Behavioral Manifesto
John B Watson published the Behavioral Manifesto -
Hans Berger´s invention
He published a paper demonstrating the first electroencephalogram wich allowed scientists to observe the electrical activity in the surface of the brain. -
The Behavior of Organisms
B.F skinner published his first book regarding the parameters that need to be taken into account when performing an experimental analysis of behavior. -
Stucturalism
Analyze the adult mind in terms of the simplest definable components and then to find the way in which these components fit together in complex forms. -
Article "The magical number seven plus minus two"
Author: George A. Miller
Tlks about the coincidence between the limits of one - dimensional and the limits of the short - term memory, this both are discussed. -
PET scans
Positron Emission Tomography
It was first scanned in UK -
FDA´s Approval
The FDA approved the drug of Lithium, this drug is use to treart depression and mood changes. -
"Selfish Gene"
Author: Richard Dawkins
Gene centred - view of evolution -
Standardised tests
It was a discrimination in 1979 because the education of each person was defined by the tests. -
Ethical Principles of Psychologists
The American Psychologists Association published the principles. -
Jerome Bruner
"Acts of meaning"
- Computer model for studying the mind.
- More clarity of the mind and its cognitions. -
FDA's approval for depression drugs
One drug aprroved is Brintellix, it cause nausea, constipation, and vomiting
