PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, John B. Watson, Hermann Von Helmholtz

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Sherri Atwood

Document Summary

William james abandoned his dreams to go to harvard med school. Left med school and went to europe, where he learned about a new science called psychology (psyche [soul] + logos [to study]). Instead he became a professor at harvard and devoted his life to psychology. Mind refers to the private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories and feelings. Behavior observable actions of humans and non-humans. Attempt at using modern methods to answer fundamental questions. All of our subjective experiences occur from electrical and chemical activities of our brain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) scans the brain to see which parts are active during different activities. Pro pianist vs novice showed the part of brain for finger movement is less active in a pro"s brain. This means practicing changes the brain to perform more efficiently. Form follows functions, if we want to know how something works, we need to know what its working.