PSY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Phlegm, Neurology, Ulric Neisser

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 105
• Professor: Genevieve Quintin

Document Summary

Behaviours are observable activities of an organism in relation to environmental cues, whereas mental processes aim to describe the activity of our brains when we are engaged with our environment. These include complex experiences such as joy and love, which are not easily observed but nonetheless important in how we relate to and interact with our environment. Recent advances in brain scanning have made it possible to note connections between behaviour and mental processes. Hippocrates believed that an individual"s psychological and physiological health were influenced by various body humours, or vital liquids. He believed that the human body had four key fluids blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile which collectively determined our well-being and our individual responses to certain situations. Introspection is a method originated by the father of experimental psychology, wilhelm. It literally means looking inward. this method involves careful observation of the details of our mental processes and how we expand simple thoughts into complex ideas.