PSY 277 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Normal Distribution
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Evolutionary psychology concepts on the brain and intelligence. 1 pre 1700s big blob a didn"t know much about the brain. Thought brain was all the same i but knew you needed it for intelligence c brain is a general processor d theory of intelligence i little theory . 1700s and 1800s a phrenologists believed in phrenology i study of the mind. Method: feel the skull, read the bumps on your head i by reading the bumps they felt they could tell personality and intelligence ii now known as a pseudoscience (fake) c. Idea: different parts of the brain do different jobs. 1860"s a paul broca i french guy who would find people with a speech disorder and felt that damage was in a particular part of the brain if you had broca"s aphesia. If you are outside of the room, you can"t really hear what"s going on inside the room but you understand that something is wrong.
