PSY 101 Study Guide - Chemical Communications, Limbic System, Cerebellum
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Psychology 101 branch of philosophy meaning soul or mind : studying the phenomena of life, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Sigmund freud and the unconscious: emphasized the role of the unconscious in shaping human behavior, unconscious conflicts can produce psychological disorders, developed psychoanalysis as a treatment for psychological disorders, original ideas are difficult to test scientifically. Madruga 2: developed the approach known as behaviorism, emphasizes the role of environmental forces in shaping behavior (rewards/punishments, argued the psychology should be the science of observable behavior, b. f. skinner later expanded on watson"s work. Nativism vs. empiricism: greek philosophers developed two schools of thought about how to understand behavior, nativism (nature) (bio/genes) : the human mind is created with pre-existing structures and information: empiricism. : the human mind is shaped by the environment (nurture) You see it at home so you grow up with it.
