PSYC 1200 Quiz: Psychology Study notes

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1200
• Professor: Dawson W.Clary

Document Summary

4 humours: blood yellow bile black bile and phlegm. He believed if the balance of this was off in your body it could cause illnesses. Tried to explain behaviour and personality based on hippocrates discovery. Tabula rasa-man begins life on a blank slate. Believed that the mind/soul was the primary reason for existence and the functioning of the body. Questioned if the mind is physical aspect of the body. Cartesian dualism: the body and the spiritual mind work together (people were confused how they interacted, so he started thinking about the brain and the pineal gland) Study of relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of the world. Magnets could redirect flow of metallic fluid in the body to cure disease. Attempted to explain behaviour and personality and how they are influenced by the unconscious. Set up the first lab dedicated to studying human behaviour. The examination or observations of one"s own mental and emotional processes.