2. 1. What IS Psychology? 2. How did it evolve? 3. What are the historical roots of psychology? 4. How do psychologists approach human behavior and mental processes? The Evolution of Psychology

3. Table of Contents The Development of Psychology: From Speculation to Science Prior to 1879 Physiology and Philosophy Wilhelm Wundt (1832- 1920) University of Leipzig, Germany Established the first laboratory for the study of psychology in 1879

4. Table of Contents Research Laboratory

5. Table of Contents Wilhelm Wundt’s International Influence G.Stanley Hall (1846-1924), Johns Hopkins University Established the first psychology laboratory in the U.S. in 1883 Between 1883 and 1893, 24 new laboratories in North America Contributed to the establishment of the APA

6. Table of Contents The Battle of the “Schools” in the U.S.: Structuralism vs. Functionalism Two intellectual schools of thought regarding the science of psychology Structuralism Functionalism Edward Titchener William James

7. Table of ContentsStructuralism Functionalism

8. Gestalt Psychology Gestalt Psychology, A rebellion against Wundt’s structuralism Gestalt means a unified or meaningful whole “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Phi Phenomenon

9. 20 th Century Psychology through Present Day Contemporary Perspectives