Key Contributors in History of Psychology.

Year 10 – Introduction to psychology – Key contributions

|Photo |Name/dates |Key ideas/contribution to Psychology |
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| |William Wundt |Introspection (observation or examination of one’s mental and emotional|
| | |state) – He believed that Psychology was the study of one’s awareness |
| |1832 – 1920 |of emotions/mental state and the surrounding environment. |
| | |His first journal was devoted entirely to psychology which was written |
| | |in the 1870’s. |
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| | |Structuralism (any theory that embodies structural principles) – |
| | |Primary concern was the structure of consciousness. School devoted to |
| | |psychology that broke down the smaller components of consciousness like|
| | |sensations, feeling etc. Described the rules that show how basic |
| | |sections come together to form entire mental structures. |
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