PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hermann Von Helmholtz, Margaret Floy Washburn, Max Wertheimer
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Psychology: the scienti c study of mind and behavior. Behavior: observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. Nativism: the philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn. Nature - our biological endowment, especially the genes we receive from our parents. Philosophical empiricism: the philosophical view that all knowledge is acquired through experience. Nurture refers to the wide range of environments, both physical and social, that in uence our development. Rene" descartes (1596-1650): french philosopher that argued for dualism between mind and body. From the brain to the mind: the french connection. Paul broca (1824-1880): studied brain damaged patients (left frontal lobe) to link localization to ability: functionalism: study how mental abilities allow people to adapt to their environments. First to take scienti c approach to study psychology. Women differ in ability and personality compared to men: structuralism: analyze the mind by breaking it down into its basic components.
