PSYA01H3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 74 pages long!)

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Psychology is not as old as we think. To pursue something scientifically, its behaviour must conform to a set of natural laws. Humans were considered to have souls (spiritual entity which doesn"t conform to. As a result, the idea of studying humans as a science was useless (we couldn"t understand the mysticism of the soul) The soul was attributed to animals, plants, natural phenomena as well (known as. (1596-1650) & dualism - middle ground (soul + body) Before rene ppl believed we were spirits in a material world (different than everything. Was told to go to garden in paris; approaches diana statue, trident statue pops out of nowhere (hydraulics) Made him believe animals don"t have souls (just complex biological machines - hydraulic) (cutting into living things) - to see animal"s machine in work. But he said animals don"t feel pain (no soul! ) - said cut vocal area so you don"t natural laws)