CHAPTER 1:    The Evolution of Psychology

TERMS						IMPORTANT FIGURES
Structuralism					Wundt (1879), where?
Consciousness 					William James
Functionalism					John Watson
The Principles of Psychology (1890)		BF Skinner
Behaviorism 					Sigmund Freud
“Talking Cure”					Carl Rogers
Psychoanalysis
Radical (Operant) Behaviorism		Research Foci of Psychologists
Humanistic Psychology			Social		Developmental
Clinical Psychology			Experimental	Physiological
Cognitive Psychology			Cognitive	Personality
Biological Psychology			Psychometrics
Multicultural Perspective			
					Professional Designations
					Clinical	Industrial/Organizational
					Counseling	Educational/School

Chapter One’s  "Dead Give Away Question":
Can you produce a timeline that lists in chronological order the emergence of the various schools of psychological thought, each school’s founder, and/or the new contribution of each school to the development of psychology as a discipline?

Review Questions:
1.	Who founded psychology as a science?  What is the name given to this first sect of psychology (behaviorism? structuralism?, functionalism?, humanism?).  Why was this sect termed as such?
2.	Why may have the U.S. been particularly open to the expansion of the new science of psychology?
3.	What are the basic differences between functionalism and structuralism?  Who were the leading proponents of each school of thought around 1900?  Which school of thought became more prominent as psychology evolved?
4.	How was classical behaviorism different from earlier functional approaches to psychology?  Who initiated the behaviorist movement in the early 1900’s?  What philosophical question was strongly re-introduced by this behaviorist?  What was their argument?  What are a few implications on our lives should the behaviorist position be correct?
5.	What about Sigmund Freud’s view of psychology was particularly novel and disturbing to both the public and to psychologists favoring a behavioral approach to science of psychology.  What was Freud view called and how did it come about?
6.	How does radical (a/k/a operant) behaviorism differ from classical behaviorism.  Who is the father of radical behaviorism?  What would this psychologist say about the existence of “free will”?  
7.	What are the basic tenets of Humanistic Psychology.  Where has this school contributed most clearly to the field of psychology?  What would a humanistic psychologist say about the philosophy and use of behaviorism in psychology.  
8.	How did WWII contribute to the rise of clinical psychology and further establish the foothold of functionalism as the primary “broad” approach to psychology?
9.	What is the meaning of a “multicultural perspective in psychology”?  What are factors contributing to an increased multicultural perspective in psychology in recent years?
10.	Name and describe the content area of the seven foci of psychological research covered in chapter 1.  
11.	What are three “themes” which relate to psychology as a field of study?  Explain each.
12.	What are four themes (cited by your text) which relate to the subject matter of psychology (experience and/or behavior)?