PSYC 101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Behavioral Neuroscience, Validity, Internal Validity
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The study of psychology (issues studies) is affected by events occurring in the larger society: testing movement started because of the need for placing recruits into military positions. Historical values/events influence what researchers study (e. g freud, wwii, change in makeup of society, mobile devices) What researchers study can affect social/cultural values (e. g parenting, peers, faith/religion) Nativism: philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn: plato was a nativist who believed that certain kinds of knowledge are innate, sir francis galton thought genetic inheritance was most important (1822 . Philosophical empiricism: philosophical view that knowledge is acquired through experience: aristotle believed that the mind is a blank slate on which experiences are written, john b. watson thought environment was the stronger force (1878 1958) Many psychologists study the ways in which the two (nature & nurture) interact to influence behaviour. Anthropocentrism: the idea that people (anthro) are the most important thing in the universe.
