PSYCO105 Lecture Notes - Max Wertheimer, Pierre Janet, Hermann Von Helmholtz
31 Oct 2013
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Chapter 1: psychology: the evolution of a science. Psychology- the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Mind- our private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. Behavior-observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. Nativism-the philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn. Philosophical empiricism-the philosophical view that all knowledge is acquired through experience. Phrenology-a now defunct theory that specific mental abilities and characteristics, ranging from memory to the capacity for happiness, are localized in specific regions of the brain. Physiology-the study of biological processes, especially in the human body. Reaction time-the amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus. Consciousness-a person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind. Structuralism-the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind. Functionalism-the study of the purpose mental processes serve in enabling people to adapt to their environment.
