History of psychology
How did we, as psychologists, get to where we are today? Psychology was founded in 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt, but the field is actually a lot older than that. Have you ever read Shakespeare? He was a great psychologist! Humans have been asking "Why?" and wanting to understand themselves and other people throughout history. Early philosophers attempted to answer those questions. The parents of psychology are philosophy and physiology. Check out the Powerpoints and documents below for more information about our roots.
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Here's a timeline of the history of psychology.
http://www.learner.org/series/discoveringpsychology/history/history_nonflash.html _ And a link about the schools of thought in psychology. http://psychology.about.com/b/2011/05/19/schools-of-psychology.htm |