Evolution of Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive revolution in the 1950s rejected behaviorism. Computers provided metaphors. Focus shifted to mental processes and information processing.
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The History of Psychology: From Philosophy to Science
Psychology became a science in 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental laboratory.
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Operant Conditioning: How Consequences Shape Behavior and Its Limits
In 1930, B.F. Skinner placed a rat in a box with a lever. When the rat pressed the lever, a food pellet dropped. The rat pressed more.