PSY100Y5 Chapter 1: Chapter #1 (The Evolution of Psychology)
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Many students associate it with psychological disorders or abnormal psychology, but it"s much more than that. It"s about how people are able to perceive colour, how hunger is regulated by the brain, whether chimps can use language to communicate, what causes bullying and aggression, etc. As a science, psychology demands that researchers ask precise questions about such issues and that they test their ideas through systematic observation. It suggests that memories are the result of three principles of association: Contiguity: ren descartes argued for the dualism of mind and body; that the mind and body were separate and fundamentally different, with the mind (soul) being immaterial and the province of god . Also believed that the processes and functions such as memory, perception, dreaming, and emotions were properties of the body, and thus open to being understood in naturalistic terms. A new science if born: the contributions of wundt and hall: wilhelm wundt.
