Hoofdstuk 1 Flashcards
Opened his first laboratory in Leipzig (1879). Philosophische studien
Wilhelm Wundt
Founder of clinical psychology. the psychologic clinic
Lightner Witmer
Technique of paired associations. first female president of APA
Mary Calkins
Studies of differences between men and women
Helen thompson
Principles of psychology
William James
Experimental psychology
Robert woodworth
Miller1
Johannes Müller
Miller2
Georg Müller
Miller3
George Miller
Miller 4
Earl Miller
Mental processes by association
associationism
all mental content is sensory in nature
Sensoristic
elementary sensations are building blocks of more complex contents
atomistic
more complex contents are created by means of association
associative
if two things often appear at the same time, presence of one, reminds you of the other
law of continguity
neural basis of law of continguity
long term potentiation
cells that wire together fire together
Hebb’s Law
modern form of association
connectionism
face reflects character
physiognomy
healing trough magnetic forces
mesmerism
healing trough correct, positive thinking
mental healing
connect with the spirits of the dead
spiritualism
holism vs localizationism
Flourens vs Gall
loss of vital functions
removal of brain stem
loss of motor coordination
removal of cerebellum
loss of higher mental functions
removal of cerebral cortex
conduction of nerve impulses takes time
speed of nerve impulses
just noticable difference from constant ratio
Psychophysics Weber
Logarithmic relation between physical and psychological quantities
Psychophysics Fechner
the mind consists of modules and central systems (Fodor)
Modularity of the mind
Rapid automatic processing with specific knowledge (Sacks)
face perception
