Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cognitive Revolution, Gestalt Psychology, Donald O. Hebb

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Brain process, genetic influences and predispositions, hormone levels, basic needs, neurotransmitters. Past, present physical and social environment surrounding the person. Mind-body interactions: mental processes can affect bodily functions: thoughts of favourite foods (psychological) can stimulate hunger (biological) Experiences influence biology: well developed environment at infancy have a greater brain development, experience influences how our brain physically develops. Psychology covers all analysis levels and their interactions: nature-nurture (serial killers, shy people) Not an argument, but rather interact with each other (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) (cid:3) Mind-body dualism: mind and body are fundamentally different. Body: physical portion (includes brain: no research on the brain could help with the mind, rene descartes (cid:3) The mind and the body are one. Mental events correspond to physical events in the brain. British empiricists: scientific observation is how we gain knowledge. We can study the mind, because the mind and the body are one and therefore can study the brain to understand the mind.