PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychoanalytic Theory, Psychometrics, Ethnocentrism

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Elaine Waddington Lamont

Document Summary

Greek - psyche - the mind and logos - study of (18th century) Psychology: science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of the science to practical problems. Psychology: can be abnormal, how people are able to perceive colour, how hunger is regulated by the brain, whether chimps can use language to communicate, what causes bullying/aggression and how you can protect yourself. etc. Psychologists must ask precise questions about such issues and that they test their ideas through systematic observation. Greek philosophers like socrates (469-399 b. c. e), plato (427-347 b. c. e) and aristotle (385-322 b. c. e) considered and debated issues of relevance to psychology (subjects as the separation of mind/body, whether knowledge is inborn or gained through experiences) Aristotle also created a theory of memory (similarity, contrast and contiguity) Philosopher rene descartes (1596-1650) argued for the dualism of mind/body that they were separate and fundamentally different.