PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Auditory Cortex, Basilar Membrane, Brainstem

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerry Goldberg

Document Summary

The term psychology comes from two greek words, psyche, meaning the soul, and logos, referring to the study of a subject. Not until the 18th century did the term psychology acquire its literal meaning, the study of the mind. ". Philosopher"s such as socrates, plato, and aristotle considered and debated issues issues of relevance to psychology, including such subjects as the separation of mind and body and whether knowledge is inborn (nativism) or gained through experience (empiricism). Aristotle"s theory of memory is the foundation of many contemporary theories; suggested that memories are the result of three principles of association: similarity, contrast, and contiguity. Descartes famously argued for the dualism of mind and body; that the mind and body were separate and fundamentally different. Believed that process and functions such as memory, perception, dreaming, and emotions were properties" of the body, and thus open to being understood in the naturalistic terms.