PSY 101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Dopamine Antagonist, Peripheral Nervous System, Classical Conditioning
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Psychological themes: you are a cultural animal. Hippocrates & empedolces: water, earth, fire, and air; love, strife. Monism: no distinction between the mind and body. Pythagoras: full-fledged dualism; mind is immortal, the sensation is mortal and should be avoided. Socrates: agreed with sophists but also promoted introspection. Structuralism (wundt, 1879, liepzig, germany: argument: subject matter of psychology was immediate experience. Goals: analyze conscious processes into their basic elements sensations, images, feelings, discover how these elements are connected, specify the laws of connection. Functionalism (william james, 1890, usa: argument: psychology = study of the mind as it functions in adaption the organism to its environment, methods: introspection, questionnaires and mental tests to provide objectivity. Descriptive methods: involve attempts to measure or record behaviors, thoughts, or feelings in their natural state. Naturalistic observation = involves observing behavior as it unfolds in its natural setting. *advantages: behaviors are spontaneous, doesn"t rely on people"s ability to report on their own experiences.