PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Positron, Behaviorism, Myelin
27 Jan 2017
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Structuralism: early school of thought promoted by wundt and titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind. Functionalism: early school of thought promoted by james and influences by darwin; explored how much mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. Behaviorism: the view that psychology should be (1) an objective science and (2) that studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most psychologists today agree with the first but not the second statement. Humanistic psychology: historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential. Cognitive neuroscience: the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. Nature-nurture issue: the long lasting controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today"s science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture.
