PSY-2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter ch 1 : Tabula Rasa, Pineal Gland, Humanistic Psychology
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Scientific study of behavior & the mind. Mind subjective experiences such as sensations, thoughts, & emotions. Focus on prevention & specific adjustment issues. Applying psychology to practical problems in the real world. If so impossible to scientifically study the mind. (cid:862)the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d is (cid:449)hat the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) does(cid:863) (cid:894) . Aristotle: knowledge comes from our day-to-day experiences. At birth, babies are like blank slates. Certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard wired into the brain at birth. Babies are born with a set mental structure and knowing certain things. Natural selection for certain adaptive psychological traits. Psychology as philosophy (cont) modern view: nature via nurture. Many characteristics have a genetic (inherited) component. By the early (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s there is a de(cid:271)ate o(cid:374) (cid:449)hether differe(cid:374)t parts of the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) were related to different behaviors. Scientific method can be applied to issues of behavior and thinking. Advocated scientific techniques for studying mental processes. Through the analysis of immediate conscious experience.
