PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Pineal Gland, Behaviorism, Classical Conditioning
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Physical world (cause of involuntary action) sense organs nerves brain pineal gland mind (cause of voluntary action) pineal gland brain nerves muscles (involuntary or voluntary action) Stimulus: a detectable change in the internal or external environment. Unlearned or learned (difficult to differentiate, often a mixture) Mediated by the somatic (moves muscles) &/or autonomic (hormones, neurotransmitters) nervous system. Rene descartes nativism (you"re born with everything) John locke empiricism (experiments, experience, everything is learned) John b. watson behaviourism (only look at behaviour/what can be observed, no focus on internal aspects; nature over nurture) Given the stimulus, psychology can predict what the response will be & given the response, it can specify the nature of the effective stimulus takes away free will. Created a phobia in a baby by pairing furry object with a loud noise; child associates fear with furry things. Charles darwin comparative cognition (we are all related to each other)
