PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Long-Term Memory, Echoic Memory, Sensory Memory
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Psychology 111 fall 2016 exam 1 review sheet and study guide. For studies: what is the main finding, point of the study, and what is important= what theory does it support. Empiricism: john locke, infants as a blank slate/tabula rosa, all knowledge comes from sensory experience, do not believe in a soul divorced from the body. Structuralism: william wundt, introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind: introspection: structuralism with wundt revealing the structure of the mind through inner thoughts. Functionalism: william james, explored how mental and behavioral processes enable organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. Behaviorism: b. f. skinner and john watson, scientific study of behavior, saw psychology as an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes, no distinction between soul and body, or animal and human behavior. Cognitive revolution: use behavior to reveal the mind. Descartes: dualism (body and soul), distinction between body and soul.
