Goals Of PsychologyNature Of Human BehaviourRoots Of PsychologyPhilosophical RootsPhysiological RootsWundt And Leipzig Lab Goals of psychology Description Explanation Prediction Control Nature of human behaviourBiological Psychological Socio-cultural Biopsychosocial approach Roots of psychologyPhilosophy and physiology Philosophy - the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Physiology- branch of biology, scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. Philosophical rootsRationalists share the view that there is innate knowledge; they differ in that they choose different objects of innate knowledge.  Plato is a rationalist because he thinks that we have innate knowledge of the Forms Reason is the prime source of knowledge; understanding is the aim of knowledge All knowledge, the empiricist argues, arises through reasoning and logic Plato, Noam Chomsky Dualism/ Cartesian dualism, by René Descartes, argues that there are two kinds of foundation: mental and physical.  This philosophy states that the mental can exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think Works of johannes muller & claude bernard Hermann helmholts Gustav Fechner Marshall hall, pierre floourens, paul brocca Charles darwin Dualism/ Cartesian dualism, by René Descartes, argues that there are two kinds of foundation: mental and physical.  This philosophy states that the mental can exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think The First Experimental Psychology Lab Psychology originally had its earliest roots in philosophy and physiology. According to most psychology historians, it was the establishment of the very first experimental psychology lab that officially marked psychology's beginnings as a separate and distinct discipline Wilhelm Wundt, a German doctor, and psychologist (seated in photo) was responsible for creating the world's first experimental psychology lab.This lab was established in 1879 at the University of Leipzig in Germany. By creating an academic laboratory devoted to the study of experimental psychology, Wundt officially took psychology from a sub-discipline of philosophy and biology to a unique scientific discipline Wundt and Leipzig labBecause of the important role that Wundt played in psychology history, he is often regarded as the "father of psychology.“ The First Psychology Lab in the U.SIn 1883, Wundt's student G. Stanley Hall created the first experimental psychology lab in the United States at John Hopkins University. This helped mark the establishment of psychology in the U.S. and contributed to the further growth of the field Doubt clear session thank you

1. Goals Of Psychology
Nature Of Human Behaviour
Roots Of Psychology
Philosophical Roots
Physiological Roots
Wundt And Leipzig Lab
Nisar VP
Assistant prof
Dept of Psychology
MES Keveeyam college, Valanchery

2. Goals of psychology
• Description
• Explanation
• Prediction
• Control

3. Nature of human behaviour
Biological
Psychological
Socio-cultural
Biopsychosocial approach

4. Roots of psychology
• Philosophy and physiology
• Philosophy - the study of the fundamental
nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
• Physiology- branch of biology, scientific study
of functions and mechanisms in a living
system.

5. Philosophical roots
• Ancient greek
• Empiricism vs Rationalism
• Empiricists share the view that there is no
such thing as innate knowledge, and that
instead knowledge is derived from experience
• Aristotle, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume are
empiricists

6. Philosophical roots
• Rationalists share the view that there is innate
knowledge; they differ in that they choose
different objects of innate knowledge. Plato is a
rationalist because he thinks that we have innate
knowledge of the Forms
• Reason is the prime source of
knowledge; understanding is the aim of
knowledge
• All knowledge, the empiricist argues, arises
through reasoning and logic
• Plato, Noam Chomsky

7. • Dualism/ Cartesian dualism, by René
Descartes, argues that there are two kinds of
foundation: mental and physical. This
philosophy states that the mental can exist
outside of the body, and the body cannot
think

8. Physiological roots
• Works of johannes muller & claude bernard
• Hermann helmholts
• Gustav Fechner
• Marshall hall, pierre floourens, paul brocca
• Charles darwin

9. The First Experimental Psychology Lab
• Psychology originally had its earliest roots in
philosophy and physiology. According to most
psychology historians, it was the
establishment of the very first experimental
psychology lab that officially marked
psychology's beginnings as a separate and
distinct discipline

10. • Wilhelm Wundt, a German doctor, and
psychologist (seated in photo) was responsible
for creating the world's first experimental
psychology lab.This lab was established in
1879 at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
By creating an academic laboratory devoted to
the study of experimental psychology, Wundt
officially took psychology from a sub-discipline
of philosophy and biology to a unique
scientific discipline

11. Wundt and Leipzig lab

12. • Because of the important role that Wundt
played in psychology history, he is often
regarded as the "father of psychology.“

13. The First Psychology Lab in the U.S
• In 1883, Wundt's student G. Stanley Hall
created the first experimental psychology lab
in the United States at John Hopkins
University. This helped mark the
establishment of psychology in the U.S. and
contributed to the further growth of the field

14. Doubt clear session

15. Thank you