PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: René Descartes, Bsc Young Boys, Asthma
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Psych 101 lecture 2 history and perspectives. Young girls: play with dolls and play dress-up. Nutrition will determine whether an individual reaches this "pre- determined" height. Interactionism: the mind and body are separate, but they interact. These faculties are revealed through contours of the skull. Founder of phrenology (reading personality from the bumps on the skull) Consensus: the mind is not just the brain. The mind is not independent from the brain either. The whole is different from the sum of its parts. Goals: discover the laws and principles that explain conscious experience. Goals: discover how the mind functions to help us adapt to our environment. Goals: study observable responses and their relation to observable stimuli. Focus on environmental factors that cause behavior (i. e. rewards, punishments, etc. ) Goals: must analyze the whole of behavior not just its elements. Emphasize the role that organizational processes play in perceptions, thinking, and learning.
