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Period: 1543 to
Modern Science
Modern Science Began to emerge by combining philosophers reflections, logic, and mathematics with the observations and inventiveness of piratical people. -
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Rene Descartes
French philosopher Rene Descartes disagreed, proposed that a link existed between mind and body. Mind and body influence each other to create a persons experience. -
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Wilhelm Wundt
In 1879 he started his laboratory of psychology. He is generally acknowledged as establishing modern psychology as a separate formal field of study. -
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William James
Taught the first class in psychology at Harvard university. He is called the father of psychology in the u.s he wrote the first textbook of psychology. "The Principles of Psychology"His writings and theories are still influential. -
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Ivan Pavlovc
Charted another new course for psychological investigation. She was a behaviorist psychologist who stress investigating observable behavior. -
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Gesalt Pschology
Was interested in the unconsciousness mind. According to him the unconscious motivations and conflict are responsible for mist of human behavior. He used free association, indirectly studying unconcussions motivation remains a powerful and controversial influence. -
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Biological Pschology
Sociocultural involves studying the influence of cultural and ethic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning. Sociocultral psychology consider how our knowledge and ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving are dependent on the culture to which we belong. They also study the impact and integration of immigration who come to the u.s They also study methods to reduce intolerance and discrimination. -
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John B. Watson
Further maintained that all behavior is the result of condition and occurs because the appropriate stimulus is present in the environment. He is defined and solidified the behaviorist position. -
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Behavioral Psychology
Humanistic psychology developed as a reaction to behavioral psychology. In the 1960s, Abraham maslow, carl rogers, described human nature as revealing and self directed. The humanistic approach emphasizes how each persons is unique and has a self concept and potential to develop fully. This potential for a personal growth and development can lead to a more satisfying life. -
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B.F Skinner
Introduced the concept of reinforcements, a response to a behavior that increases the likelihood the behavior will be repeated. -
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Cognitive Psychology
Psychologist study how the brain, the nervous system, and hormones and genetics influence our behavior. In many ways, our behavior is the result of our physiological makeup. -
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Hilgard
Many natural scientists were studying complex phenomena by reducing them to simpler parts. It was in this eniornemnt that the science of psychology was formed.