Answer the following questions. 1.Who is known as the father of modern psychology?

1. Who is known as the father of modern psychology?

2. When did Wundt teach the first course of psychology?

3. How did psychology have to be studied in Wundt’s opinion?

4. The functionalists broadened the definition of physiology, didn’t they?

5. What does trial-and-error learning emphasize?

6. What significant contribution did Freud make?

7. What did he call attention to?

Speak on the history of psychology.

Read some interesting facts.

· Sigmund Freud’s “ The Interpretation of dreams ” was published in 1899 but Freud asked the publisher to mark the date as 1900. He wanted it to appear in the 20^th century. No one noticed. The dream book, containing ideas that would shape the modern era, sold just 300 copies in six years.

· On average, psychoanalysis takes a little more than 5 years in the US, where most patients pay cost themselves because of insurance restrictions. In Ontario, Canada, where psychoanalysis is covered by insurance, the mean duration is less than 5 years.

Read and translate the following jokes.

Psychoanalysis for Men and women

- Why is psychoanalysis a lot quicker for men than for women?

- Because when it’s time to go back to childhood, a man is already there.

Freudian Slip

One man is telling his friend: “I had the worst Freudian Slip the other day”.

“What is a Freudian Slip?” the friend asks.

“You know, it’s when you mean to say one thing, but you say something else that reveals what you really thinking about. Like the other day I was at the airport and this really beautiful lady was helping me. Instead of asking her for «two tickets to Finland», I asked her for two tickets to Loveland.”

“Oh, no I know what you are talking about,” the friend says, “It’s like the other day when I was having breakfast with my wife. I wanted her to pass me the orange juice, and instead I said, «YOU RUINED MY LIFE!»