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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology

1) Schools of Thought In Psychology


a) Structuralism
i) Break down mental processes into the most basic components
and study them
(1)Edward Titchner and Wilhelm Wundt
b) Functionalism
i) Investigates the functions/purposes of consciousness
(1)
William James
ii) Supported by Darwins theory of Natural Selection
c)

d) Women In Psychologys Early History


i) Mary Whiton Calkins
(1)
First President of APA
(2)
Not given her PHd from Harvard
ii) Margaret Floy Washburn
(1)
First woman to receive a PHd in Psychology from
Cornell
iii)Leta Stetter Hollingworth

(1)

Studied psychology of gender

Correlation does not imply causation

Proximity- tendency to see objects near each other as forming groups


Similarity- tendency to prefer to group like objects together
Symmetry- tendency to perceive preferentially forms that make up
mirror images
Continuity- perceive preferentially fluid ofr continuous forms
Closure- filling in the blanks

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