[CAS PS 101] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (46 pages long)

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Ira Wells

Document Summary

~psychology originated in philosophy, great thinkers sought to understand human nature. ~the different ways of thinking that emerged were called schools of thought. Or are they acquired through education, experience, and culture. Both nature and nurture influence human psychological development. They influence the shaping of the mind, brain, and behavior. Are the mind and body separate and distinct or is the mind the subjective experience of ongoing brain activity. In history people believed that the mind resided in many organs (liver and heart) Scholars continued to believe that the mind was separate from and in control of the body. Da vi(cid:374)(cid:272)i"s (cid:449)ork o(cid:374) the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) sho(cid:449)ed the li(cid:374)k (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the (cid:271)rai(cid:374)s a(cid:374)ato(cid:373)(cid:455) to psychological functions. Dualism rene descartes, introduced the idea that the mind and the body are separate yet intertwined. ~the body was nothing more than an organic machine governed by the reflex.