PSYC 3226 Lecture 10: Cognitive PSY
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Epistemology philosophy of knowledge (nature and origins) Rationalism knowledge as product of logical thought. Biology india egypt, aristotle, galen, 19th century. 1700s chemistry, lavaisier forebears physiology biological study of living systems. Philosophy application of rational thought to fundamental questions. Quantitative study of relationship with physical stimuli and perceptual experience. Attempt to link the domain of physiology to the domain of philosophy. Wilhe(cid:373) (cid:449)u(cid:374)dt"s esta(cid:271)lishes e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal resear(cid:272)h la(cid:271) at leipzig. Find principles whereby they combine to form complex mentation. Cartesian dualism (rene descartes) physical mental duality. Contiguity simultaneous or successive elements become linked. Frequency rate of occurrence determines likelihood of linkage. We(cid:271)er"s la(cid:449) there"s a (cid:374)u(cid:373)eri(cid:272)al (cid:272)o(cid:374)sta(cid:374)t for a(cid:374)d ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al thi(cid:374)g that ="s jnd. Weber-fechner law the relatio(cid:374)ship (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al props a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g is(cid:374)"t li(cid:374)ear. 20th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tur(cid:455) ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologists did(cid:374)"t agree with conscious experience. Psychology as the behaviorist views it is a purely objective, experimental branch of natural science. Its theoretical goal is the prediction and control of behavior.
