PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Temporal Lobe, Carl Wernicke, Frontal Lobe

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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** the science that studies behavior and the that underline it, and the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems (23) physiological and cognitive processes. 18th century the study of the mind . Early ideas: plato, socrates, aristotle: separation of mind and body, whether knowledge is inborn (nativism) or gained though experience (empiricism) Aristotle: memory = result of similarity, contrast, and contiguity. 1879 formal laboratory for research in psychology at university of leipzig (birth date of psychology) New psychology modeled by physics and chemistry. Psychology"s primary focus = study of consciousness (conscious experience: stanley hall (1846- 1924) Contributor to the rapid growth of psych. End of 19th century: established america"s first research lab in psych. Structuralists: looks at static points in the flow of thoughts; gravitated to the lab. Founder edward titchener; brought his own version of wundt"s psychology to.