PSYA01H3 Final: Ch1 detailed chapter notes i used these to study and did well on the exams
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Psychology- scientific studies of the causes of behavior & application of the findings of psychological research to solution of problems. Causal event- an event that causes another event to occur. Animism- belief that all animals and all moving objects possess spirits providing their motive force. Dualism- belief that reality consists of mind & matter. Empiricism- view that all knowledge is obtained through the senses. Materialism- belief that reality can be known through understanding of the physical world. Doctrine of specific nerve energies- basic messages sent along the nerves was the same (an electrical impulse) Experimental ablation-removal or destruction of a part of the brain to understand the functions of that specific part. Psychophysics- study of the relation between physical stimuli and perceptual experience. Structuralism- created by wundt, it emphasized introspective analysis of sensation and perception. Introspection- looking within to describe one"s own memories and shit like that. Functionalism- strategy of understanding a species" structural or behavioural features.
