AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 1800s, there was no distinct science of psychology. The word psychology was used to label a branch of philosophy concerned with human consciousness. The term scientist itself did not come into general use until the 1840s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two men, working in the 19th century, are generally credited as being the founders of psychology as a science and academic discipline that was distinct from philosophy. Their names were Wilhelm Wundt and William James.

Detailed explanation-3: -the scientific approach led to the birth of modern psychology in the 1800’s as psychologists argued that ideas about human behavior and mental processes should be supported by this. In the 1800’s, psychologists established these for the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.

Detailed explanation-4: -What topic was the main focus of research for the earliest psychologists and why? Early psychological research focused mainly on sensation because sensation is central to experience and because the early researchers believed that sensation questions were answerable.