Origin Of Psych Flashcards
who suggested that the mind and body are independent of eachother (cartesian dualism)
Descartes (1596-1650)
who proposed empiricism?
John Locke (1632-1704)
what is empiricism?
The idea that all experience can be obtained through the senses and that humans do not inherit knowledge or instincts.
who suggested the Evolution Theory?
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
what is the evolutionary theory
a theory which suggests that all human and animal behaviour changes over successive generations where individuals with stronger and more adaptive genes survive and reproduce.
who created introspection
Wundt
What is introspectioism
the process of observing and examining your own conscious thoughts or emotions
what is structuralism
the idea of isolating the structure of consciousness
how were introspections recorded
under controlled conditions with the same stimuli, same standardised instructions which allow them to be replicated and being objective
what is stimulus exposure?
a willing test subject was exposed to any kind of interesting stimuli
what is internal examination?
the test subject is asked to examine their thoughts, emotions and sensations and to report them back.
what is analysis?
the psychologists analyse many results to think of explanations and hypotheses
