introduction intro psychology Flashcards
Psychology (Old Definition)
Scientific Study of the mind and behavior
Mind
Private Inner experience
Behavior
Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals
why did some old psychologist think we should only study behavior
because we cannot directly observe whats going on in the mind
psychology (new definition)
the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior
brain
organ repressible for the mind behavior
plato
he was a nativist- he believed that some kind of knowledge is innate (nature)
Aristotle
an empiricist- we develop our knowledge through experience ( nurture)
Descartes
Nativist- believed the mind and body were two separate entities.
” i think therefor i am”
Hobbes and Locke
we grain knowledge though experience.
“tabula rasa” - blank slate at birth
there is no mind body dualism
Descarte’s error
case study in the 1800’s which showed that the “mind” was dependent on the brain
Broca-
Wernicke-
structuralism
aimed to understand the basic elements “structures” of psychological experience
functionalism
aimed to understand the adaptive purpose of psychological characteristics
Wilhelm Wundt ( 1832- 1920)
- was the father of psychology
- intrest
- consciousness
- structuralism
- introspection
John Watson
- influenced by russian psychologist Ivan Pavolv
- believed that the focus of the study of psychology should be on behavior
- called his philosophy behaviorism