PSYCH 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Impulsivity, Mental Chronometry, Experimental Psychology
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Psychology the scientific study of mind and behavior iclickers. 1 point correct answers & answers to opinion questions. 0. 5 for incorrect answers; 0 for unanswered questions. Iclicker participation marks begin next class . Register and complete pre-screener week 1: historical roots of psychology. The study of the mind and behaviour dates back to ancient times. Ancient egyptian doctors linked traumatic brain injuries to behavioural changes. Ancient greek philosophers contemplated the origins of knowledge. Plato: some innate knowledge that you"re born with. Ancient greek physician hippocrates developed the world"s first personality classification. Attempt to classify people humors run through the body and based on the combination it determines your personality. Psychophysics- study of the relationship between the physical world and mental representations of that world. Gustav fechner physicist, limits of sensations (i. e. dimmest light in. Influence of evolution a room you can see)
