In the 19^th and Early 20^th Centuries, Many of the Early

question 58

Essay

In the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, many of the early contributions to psychology were made, not by psychologists, but by individuals from other professions. Identify how each of the following professions/areas contributed to the early development of psychology: physics, evolutionary theory, medicine, and the social sciences. Provide examples of individual contributions for each.
Module: 1.2

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Definitions:

Puzzle Box

An experimental apparatus designed by Edward Thorndike to study trial-and-error learning in animals.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural response to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.