Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Biology Of Depression, Sigmund Freud, Monism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Scientific study of the brain and mind and the relationship. Over justification: the more we reward for something the less enjoyable it is. Social loafing: exerting more effort when you"re alone. Bystander effect: the more people present, the less likely you are to get help. Halo effect: more attractive, the better ideas we have of them. Nativism - knowledge is innate and inherited - hereditary factors - nature. Empiricism - knowledge gained through observation and senses - nurture - should only study what you can observe. Rationalism - knowledge gained through logic and reasoning. Aristotle - empericim - knowledge through experience. John locke - learn through the environment and senses - empiricist - "tabua rasa" (blank slate) Gall - phrenology - bumps in skull - overdeveloped brain regions - craniscopy - know a person"s personality from the bumps on a skull - localized brain regions for behaviour.