PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes -Purus River, Psychophysics, Empiricism
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1. 2 how psychology became a science psya01 november 24, 2013. Empiricism philosophical tenet that knowledge comes through experience. Determinism - is the belief that all events are governed by lawful, cause and effect relationships. Zeitgeist refers to a general set of beliefs of a particular culture at a specific time in history. Materialism the belief that humans, and other living beings are composed only of physical matter. Dualism belief that humans are not only physical matter (a mind or soul separate from the body) Psychophysics the study of the relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of that world. Clinical psychology the field of psychology concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. Psychoanalysis is a psychological approach that attempts to explain how behavior and personality are influenced by unconscious processes. Nature and nurture relationships inquiry into how heredity (nature) and environment (nurture) influence behavior and mental processes.