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ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Mental processes
        Introspection
        Lab
        Father
  - - - John B Watson argued that introspection was subjective, in that it varied from person to person
      - According to the behaviourist approach, 'scientific' psychology should only study phenomena that can be observed and measured
    - - B.F Skinner (1953) brought the language and thoroughness of the natural sciences into psychology
      - The behaviourists focused on learning, and the use of carefully controlled lab studies, would dominate psychology for the next few decades
    - - Following the cognitive revolution of the 1960's, the study of mental processes was seen as legitimate within psychology
      - Although mental processes remain 'private', cognitive psychologists are able to make inferences about how these work on the basis of tests conducted in a controlled environment
    - - Biological psychologists have taken advantage of recent advances in technology, including recording brain activity, using scanning techniques such as FMRI and EEG, and advanced genetic research