PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tabula Rasa, B. F. Skinner, Wilhelm Wundt
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John locke - all knowledge derived from sensory experience. Mind is a blank slate: tabula rasa. Wilhelm wundt (founder of 1st psych lab/modern experimental psych) & titchener. A method of introspection, interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture and experience. Relied on personal description of experience in response to stimulus. Focuses on functions of the brain/mind and how they enable organisms to adapt, survive and flourish (based on darwinism) Watson believed in no fundamental diff between human and animal behavior. Cognitive neuroscience: study of brain activity linked with cognition. Cognitive psychology: scientifically explore ways we perceive, process and remember info. Descartes - body and soul are 2 diff concepts. Soul being uniquely human and observable through interaction with the body. Objectively analyze content of one"s own thoughts. Case studies, naturalistic observation, survey, correlational studies, experiments. Examines one individual or group in depth in hopes of revealing things true of us all.
