History Of Psych

Question 1

John Stuart Mill

Answer 1

Social sciences can only be improved by the involvement of methodology of physical sciences
-> newton as inspiration

Question 2

Epistemology

Answer 2

Theory of knowledge and justification

Question 3

Empiricism

Answer 3

(Empirical= experience based) states knowledge comes from sensory experience

Question 4

Descriptive

Answer 4

What do sciences do

Question 5

Normative

Answer 5

What should sciences do? What preconditions should sciences have

Question 6

1600-1800 (mechanization of the worldview)

Answer 6

Scientific revolution (1600s) prepared polit rev in the Age of Enlightenment & industrial revolution (1700s)
Western civilization consolidated at this time (modern thinking economy etc)

Question 7

1600-1800 mechanization of the worldview
In terms of psychology

Answer 7

Middle Ages and renaissance; mystical worldview, spiritual, from authorities (god)
1600s: science, mathematics
1800s: universe and humans are laws of science

Question 8

1600s: scientific revolution

Answer 8

• theologians believed there is a perfect operator behind the perfect mechanistic world
• world as mechanism: Galileo and decadtes-> analogy. Popular against magic and alchemy.
  Newton: ungodly picture, always inaccuracies explainable by god