A Brief History of Psychology: From Plato to Pavlov
Before we dive into all the particulars of modern psychology and its research methods, we need to get a little context. When was psychology first developed, and by whom? Was it scientific at that time, or more philosophical? Who was the first to coin the term "psychologist" as a profession? There are so many figures to discuss! Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, and more! Let's check out the history of psychology.
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I don’t think I’ve ever met Pavlov but his name rings a bell
@miameyer2485
20 күн бұрын
Good one
dang this guy knows A LOT about the science stuff
@younggod5230
9 ай бұрын
He does research
@Zaylic
9 ай бұрын
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@cxcbiologywithmissadams5154
8 ай бұрын
He knows about about the science stufffff😂😂😂😂😂 that's why he explains
@marniejones331
24 күн бұрын
True 😂
@roshaningole7489
17 күн бұрын
He has hundreds of experts writing scripts for him
I took a my one and only psychology course freshman year of highschool. I was a dumb kid, and my teacher wasn't the best at making the content interesting (he had no classes, just made us read a textbook then do quizzes), so you could say I didn't learn a lot. It's been years since then but I've been more hungry for knowledge since I've grown. Your channel has been a great resource: whether I'm trying to study or understand something for college; or for when I'm just trying to relax and need some light but mind-arousing content (like right now!), your channel always has something to get the job done! Thanks for the work that you do, and thanks for helping me keep that spark of learning in my life!
@rinyeongi6322
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing thoughts
Great intro to psychology, Professor Dave. Looking forward to this series. The modern tools we have today to study brain matter, brain waves, and electrochemical activity in the brain in real time have made psychology a much more meaningful field of study today than, say, even 30 years ago. When I was in college, people who said they were studying psychology for their major were practically laughed it, since it was viewed as something akin to "general studies."
This channel is slowly turning into an encyclopedia
@rinyeongi6322
2 жыл бұрын
And i'm here for it lol, better than any school systems that i've ever had
I love how you pronounced Thumoeides, sounds like the name of a sleazy new york banker "ay Thumoeides you controllin' that brain still" "Yeah Tommy i still control da brain, whaddya want from me, eh?"
Finally, my area of expertise. There's quite a lot of interesting psychological history you left out, but I understand since we'd be here forever otherwise. You did well here, keep up the good work!
@itchyfungus8481
8 ай бұрын
Lmao who are you?
@maddoxoehlke2598
8 ай бұрын
@@itchyfungus8481Who the fuck is that guy😂
I’m thoroughly enjoying this series. Thank you.
Oml I just started psychology in school this year and I didn’t like it much but after watching the video I am finding it so fascinating. Looking so forward to this series :)
@Hello-zw5xo
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure but please strive aloft with amplitude: psychology often abided by "reliable pattern recognition", unfortunately after 2007 information became un-intuitive, I would thread carefully, al-trough I could plausible be erroneous. Undesirable information sources pretenses: Autism = Intellectual Psychosis = Unnecessarily aware schizophrenic = "attacked with body controlling hardware" Wish you the best, and hope you don't get constrained by a myriad psychology's flaws.
I am really grateful to you Sir for the subject taken up for discussion.
Simply described... Thank you🙏
Well done Sir...
hello professor dave your video really helped me in deeper understanding the basics. thank you soooooo much. love from india
Thanks for watching...thanks for information us!
Thanks for this wonderful information 😊😊
Love your Chanel...Keep up the good work! Maybe you can make a Video about the history of the 'inquisition'? Greetings from germany
Thank you professor ❤
Can you explain who Hyman Spotnitz is and what he actually did because I almost never see him get any mentions in my psychology class, despite the fact that he did contribute, majorly to psychoanalysis and group therapy(or is he not as notable as I have read/think)?
Great explanation
Thank you for this video
In the end I think that the mind is the brain, and the brain is the body and if you kill the body, you kill the mind. Great video, i think I'm going to study more psychology in the future.
@Hello-zw5xo
2 жыл бұрын
You're not incorrect, I would like to add that complexity comes when the soul is introduced: as it adheres to it's own fabric of logic, it can still function with just a embedded transmogrify capsule adjacent to chemical feeding however that is a truly dishonorable approach.
As far as my knowledge is concerned, Wilhelm Wundt is considered to be the founder of structuralism as he introduced it though I would agree that Titchner made it more popular.
I think you should mention about Lev Vygotsky also. He was a great psychologist.
@millacabral9475
Жыл бұрын
I heard about him mainly in my developmental psychology class (how we change and grow over the life span).
This is very helpful
Thank you, Professor Jesus!
thank you so muchh, very helpful
Well done. I teach Intro and explain it in a similar way, without the graphics. Haha. I'll fold this in the mix for students. Keep it up.
It's incorrect to say Ivan Pavlov was a behaviorist. Plavov was a physiologist who studied the digestive system. Classical Conditioning was a serendipitous discovery during that research. Later on, John B. Watson founded Behaviorism, drawing inspiration from Pavlov's results, which showed for the first time that there is an order to learning, not to mention that said results were also empirical and replicable. Watson's Methodological Behaviorism, one of many brands of Behaviorism, for those who care about the difference, was a reaction to the extreme mentalism of the time, which was bogging down psychology with irreplicable results. Kinda like today.
@mitkoogrozev
9 ай бұрын
Exactly what I thought, but I was thinking of Skinner. It seems psychology wend from mind woo woo stuff, to actual science around the behaviorists time, back to mind woo woo today. Although since they now study the brain, they kiind of try to make it scientific, but their presumptions and what they focus on is still totally wrong.
Can you provide us with some notes regarding psychology?
It's very helpful
Hey Dave, will you ever do a course on Philosophy?
@ProfessorDaveExplains
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's coming soon!
Thanks
I can't get over the fact that the philosophy guy was named Play-Doh
Bravo ❤
Did plato have a pavlovian response when hearing someone ponder existence??
Can you explain about Ayurveda pseudoscience?
Professor Dave you my nigga!
The mind operates in past and future while the body is always in present.
Daveeeey
I bet every time Pavlov heard a bell he would think of feeding his dogs.
I can't beieve you left out BF skinner.
@WillPhil290
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this was just a brief overview of the history of psychology... It wouldn't surprise me if he gets into more details about that in future videos.
@donchon7580
2 жыл бұрын
@@WillPhil290 BF skinner is one of two pillar of behaviorism. In that Pavlov's work focused on the stimulus and reaction part of learning, BF skinner focused on the schedule in which learning seems to work best.
@WanderTheNomad
2 жыл бұрын
@@donchon7580 He'll probably mention him when he covers behaviorism more in depth.
Ah shit I accidently watched a newly released video and now I can't binge the whole series...
Dave, do you plan on doing a music theory playlist? What about like some piano fundamentals, since you’re an excellent musician?
@ProfessorDaveExplains
Жыл бұрын
I will indeed do that!
I got a dumb question. Can you instantly debunk flat Earth with only one sentence?
@ProfessorDaveExplains
2 жыл бұрын
Gravity exists.
@BunnyJolf
2 жыл бұрын
@@ProfessorDaveExplains Gravity is a very good point but they could pull something out of their ass to explain it
@RSainman
Жыл бұрын
@@BunnyJolf but even that pulling would only be possible through gravity LMAO
Hey prof. Are you really an encyclopedia? How do you teach so many subjects? Not just one
No way you didnt talk about Carl Jung
For functionalism you should have mentioned ma boy William James
Dayum you know you're getting old when you realize you would legit swipe right on portraits of dudes from your textbook like Titchener on a dating app. The beard, the strong jawline, the sensible men's fashion, the academic prowess, oh it is working for me honey yes indeed.
Kind of a big jump from Plato to Descartes, were there really no notable ideas in those 2000s yrs?
@ProfessorDaveExplains
2 жыл бұрын
A brief history.
@awopeturonke This is fantastic lecture from Prof Dave. i look forward to reading the series.
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I was half beginning to think he would mention Sherlock Holmes.
Me here🤩🤯
Awesome, bc I’ve been trying to watch Jordan Peterson lately.
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00:53
Freud....he was a great man
@RSainman
Жыл бұрын
I think his mum would probably disagree.
Why you did not add anything about Muslim philosopher?
I havent watched yet but i usually get disappointed. I am quitte immersed in philosophy. Yet it is nothing like what goes for philosophy. The wondering and pondering. The activity of the brain. No there are philosophy’s that require physical transformation. Physical hard labour . Just “philosiphying gets one no were. Not even complete intelectual understanding.
Soulcology
Is this guy smart I can't tell
I think you mistook Philosophy for Psychology. What Rene Descartes questioned does not have importance in Psychology.
@ProfessorDaveExplains
2 жыл бұрын
Of course it does. It simply does not qualify as modern psychology. Pre-scientific attempts to explain phenomena now explained by chemistry and physics are also important, they just have to be properly contextualized.
Ooo seems like a lot of work is still needed to be done.. psychology is not fully developed
the stuff about the unconscious mind influencing behaviour explains why homophobic people always take the day off work to attend gay events
How are there only 65 comments w 1.76 million subs …
very early
First here 😂
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@mastermaniacx1164
2 жыл бұрын
ok
@WanderTheNomad
2 жыл бұрын
He's already got 45 videos on Astronomy/Astrophysics and 27 videos on Modern Physics.
@suchismitaaaa
Жыл бұрын
shut up
Daca vrei sa fi liber nu te încrede în psihologie si ceea ce este scris !
Big pharma and the DSM will make psychology redundant, if not already . Has anyone done research on social economic background in regards labeling and medication.
@ProfessorDaveExplains
2 жыл бұрын
What you have just said is utterly meaningless.
@Dizrak
2 жыл бұрын
Please, don't bring Big pharma bullcrap here. Do it only on your pseudoscientific forums.
@Mouse_Librarian
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who literally works for 'big pharma', any accusation of 'control' or discriminatory behavior is not only false, but really stupid. The only people who think like that are the same nutjobs that are the type to accept any and all conspiracy crap.
@hattruck8607
2 жыл бұрын
What does this even mean?
Sorry dude, you've just entered a long list of 'scientists who should stay away from history'. While some of this video is superficially correct on the idea (occasionally) there is no way you can describe anything anyone did before the mid 19th century as psychology. It simply wasn't. Not conceptually, practically or philosophically. Leave history to the historians, and we promise we won't do stuff on chemistry.
@ProfessorDaveExplains
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and I didn't call it psychology, as I clearly demarcated philosophy and psychology. Also, this was written by a psychologist, so take your baseless flex elsewhere, sweetie.
@galileog8945
2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Rich, who is going to write the history of chemistry? According to your "brilliant" insight, no one. It turns out the history of chemistry is being written by chemists with some passion for history. Only chemists can describe the history of their discipline. How can your hypothetical "historian" possibly write it without understanding the science?
@joqqeman
2 жыл бұрын
Like many disciplines, meaning of "psychology" has changed over time. In regards to the origins of psychology this video has a very basic commonly accepted overview of how philosophical study of mind eventually was differentiated into a separate (social?) science discipline. What exactly was wrong in any of the content?
@FelisImpurrator
2 жыл бұрын
It's very funny that this criticism entirely hinges on an issue that was completely resolved literally three minutes in. Besides, this kind of academic gatekeeping has always been a vile poison upon the profession.
@vincentw9191
22 күн бұрын
seek help
Getting ready for finals anyone? 🥲