Goals Of PsychologyNature Of Human BehaviourRoots Of PsychologyPhilosophical RootsPhysiological RootsWundt And Leipzig Lab Goals of psychology Description Explanation Prediction Control Nature of human behaviourBiological Psychological Socio-cultural Biopsychosocial approach Roots of psychologyPhilosophy and physiology Philosophy - the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Physiology- branch of biology, scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. Philosophical rootsRationalists share the view that there is innate knowledge; they differ in that they choose different objects of innate knowledge. Plato is a rationalist because he thinks that we have innate knowledge of the Forms Reason is the prime source of knowledge; understanding is the aim of knowledge All knowledge, the empiricist argues, arises through reasoning and logic Plato, Noam Chomsky Dualism/ Cartesian dualism, by René Descartes, argues that there are two kinds of foundation: mental and physical. This philosophy states that the mental can exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think Works of johannes muller & claude bernard Hermann helmholts Gustav Fechner Marshall hall, pierre floourens, paul brocca Charles darwin Dualism/ Cartesian dualism, by René Descartes, argues that there are two kinds of foundation: mental and physical. This philosophy states that the mental can exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think The First Experimental Psychology Lab Psychology originally had its earliest roots in philosophy and physiology. According to most psychology historians, it was the establishment of the very first experimental psychology lab that officially marked psychology's beginnings as a separate and distinct discipline Wilhelm Wundt, a German doctor, and psychologist (seated in photo) was responsible for creating the world's first experimental psychology lab.This lab was established in 1879 at the University of Leipzig in Germany. By creating an academic laboratory devoted to the study of experimental psychology, Wundt officially took psychology from a sub-discipline of philosophy and biology to a unique scientific discipline Wundt and Leipzig labBecause of the important role that Wundt played in psychology history, he is often regarded as the "father of psychology.“ The First Psychology Lab in the U.SIn 1883, Wundt's student G. Stanley Hall created the first experimental psychology lab in the United States at John Hopkins University. This helped mark the establishment of psychology in the U.S. and contributed to the further growth of the field Doubt clear session thank you