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.

Script by Caitlyn Finton

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[ashlynparrott]

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.

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[glennpearson]

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."

[Zaylic]

dang this guy knows A LOT about the science stuff

[meredithanddavidmeyer]

I don’t think I’ve ever met Pavlov but his name rings a bell

[Arlondev]

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?"

[eukaryoticribosome]

This channel is slowly turning into an encyclopedia

[jamiegallier]

I’m thoroughly enjoying this series. Thank you.

[smaxo]

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 :)

[sudhirshipurkar]

I am really grateful to you Sir for the subject taken up for discussion.

[SuvanshaBhasinrollno]

hello professor dave your video really helped me in deeper understanding the basics. thank you much. love from india

[Mouse_Librarian]

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!

[zenon]

Love your Chanel...Keep up the good work! Maybe you can make a Video about the history of the 'inquisition'? Greetings from germany

[ceballosbox]

Thanks for watching...thanks for information us!

[bharatshah]

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)?

[khaingsoehtun]

watched from Myanmar, presentation is so good, thank you so much

[laxmi]

Thanks for this wonderful information 😊😊

[mauteman]

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.

[dangtuandung]

I think you should mention about Lev Vygotsky also. He was a great psychologist.

[juliannasreddin]

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.

[ShreyaBansal]

Can you provide us with some notes regarding psychology?