science that seeks to understand behavior and mental processes.

~seeks to apply that understanding in the services of human welfare

founded the first psychology laboratory in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany

studied reaction time (how much time a mental process took to occur), attention, feeling, and word association

ancient greek physician

~believe there were four different "humors" in the body

~imbalance in humors produces disease or illness and affect temperament and personality

Roman physician and anatomist

~examined the function of the heart and brain

~described a method for "recognizing and curing all disease of the soul"

Chinese philosopher and educator

~discusses human nature and how it can be modified through education

~suggested use of "personality assessments" to guide education

German Physician

believed that personality could be determined from bodily appearance

traveled to prisons and asylums to measure or "read" the skulls of the inmates

developed a doctrine of the skull

pioneered by Edward Titchener (student of Wundt's)

interested in what elements make up the structure of mind

~Used the technique of introspection-a systematic examination of subjective mental experiences

argued that the mind is much to complex to be broken down

veiwed the mind as ever-changing series of thoughts

examines the function of the mind and how it operates

what is the adaptiveness of human behaviors and mental processes

deduced  that much of human behavior is below the level of conscious awareness (unconscious)

~developed a therapeutic method of psychoanalysis

~bring the unconscious into conscious awareness

behaviorism looks at the effect of environment forces in producing behavior

all behaviors are learned