Philosophers have debated consciousness for thousands of years before the birth of psychology as a science in 1879. But none of the philosophers had provable answers or definition for consciousness. Now, we have a much better knowledge of it; Webster’s “New Universal Unabridged Dictionary” (1974) gives consciousness two definitions. The first one stating that consciousness is ‘the knowledge of what is happening around one, the state of being conscious’. The second one describing it as ‘the totality of one’s thoughts, feelings and impressions; mind’. New research brings us new knowledge every day; an article in online scientific newspaper ‘. . .’ mentions that new research found out the seat of our consciousness . . . . This essay will first explain Wundt’s system of psychology, then it will describe functionalism. Finally, in the last paragraph, the two approaches shall be compared.
Wilhelm Wundt (1832 – 1920) is the first person to call himself a psychologist. He is often credited as being the father of psychology by making it a science. In 1862, at the University of Heidelberg, Wundt taught the first course in Psychology, where he wrote …show more content…
One of those students was Edward B. Titchener. He became the leader of American psychology. Titchener divided consciousness into three categories; physical sensations (this includes sights and sounds), affections or feelings and images (like dreams and memories) (Morris C. G., 1988). In “An outline of Psychology” (1896), his textbook, Titchener listed around 44,000 elemental qualities of consciousness, most of the experiences were visual or auditory. Wundt’s system of psychology was revolutionary and brought a whole new meaning to psychology, and allowed it to grow as a science. Naturally, this way of doing would be argued and . . ., the first to do so was William
Wilhelm Wundt (1832 – 1920) is the first person to call himself a psychologist. He is often credited as being the father of psychology by making it a science. In 1862, at the University of Heidelberg, Wundt taught the first course in Psychology, where he wrote …show more content…
One of those students was Edward B. Titchener. He became the leader of American psychology. Titchener divided consciousness into three categories; physical sensations (this includes sights and sounds), affections or feelings and images (like dreams and memories) (Morris C. G., 1988). In “An outline of Psychology” (1896), his textbook, Titchener listed around 44,000 elemental qualities of consciousness, most of the experiences were visual or auditory. Wundt’s system of psychology was revolutionary and brought a whole new meaning to psychology, and allowed it to grow as a science. Naturally, this way of doing would be argued and . . ., the first to do so was William