PSC 1 Chapter Notes -Neuroanatomy, Wilhelm Wundt, The Foundations
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Psych: chapter 1- the foundations of modern psychology. Logia = the study of something goals of psychology are to understand: individuals and groups by establishing general principals about human behavior, mental activity, social interactions, origins of certain behaviors. Common sense : rene descartes came up with the theory of dualism; mind-body interaction: the mind influences the body and the body influences the mind (reflex action theory) Foundations of modern psychology philosophy- reason, mind, reality physiology (medicine)- systems, organs, cells. Wilhelm wundt established first psychology laboratory at university of leipzig, germany in 1879 edited first psychology journal (1881) founded experimental psychology: psychology is the scientific study of conscious experience. Philosophical influences: zeitgeist- the intellectual, social, economic, and political climate three primary philosophical schools of thought, mechanism, empiricism, positivism. Empiricism the zeitgeist of the 18th century- all knowledge comes from sensory experience.
