PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Natural Selection, Cognitive Therapy, Max Wertheimer

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Ashley Waggoner Denton

Document Summary

7 themes of psychological science: psychology is an empirical science. Scientific method: nature and nurture and inextricably entwined. Brain"s nature can change due to nurture, can affect each other: the brain and mind are inseparable. Modern day psychologists believe the mind is what the brain does: a new biological revolution is energizing research. Neuroscience, genomes (more to follow: the mind is adaptive, psychological science crosses levels of analysis, we often are unaware of the multiple influences on how we think, feel, and act. Leonardo da vinci --> links brain"s anatomy to psychological functions (thoughts, judgment) Rene descartes --> dualism, mind and body are separate yet intertwined, replaced by the current notion that mind and brain are inseparable. Neurotransmitters and hundreds of substances affect mental activity and. Observe patterns of brain activation --> localization of function. Evolutionary theory--> mind helps overcome survival problems through.