PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tabula Rasa, Metempsychosis, Pineal Gland
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Applied research is directed at a specific problem. Basic research is learning for the sake of learning. Plato and aristotle believed that there were multiple souls in a hierarchical arrangement, corresponding to the distinctive functions of plants, animals, people, etc. Plato: believed through metempsychosis (the supposed transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species) John locke o known for his viewpoint of empiricism (the belief that the newborn"s mind is a blank slate and that the accumulation of experiences mold the person into who he or she becomes) Focuses on observable behavior (relationship between stimuli and responses) Focuses on the potential of individuals and each person"s unique viewpoint, consciousness and special human qualities. Psychodynamic examined mental processes that are in the unconscious mind to explain behavior. Measured basic elements of conscious experiences to provide scientific evidence to understand the mind.
