Psychology/Sociology Kaplan Book Flashcards
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Who was Franz Gall?
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Developed the doctrine of phrenology
2
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Who was Pierre Flourens?
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First person to study the functions of the major sections of the brain
- Did this by extirpation on rabbits and pigeons (ablation)
3
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Who was William James?
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- Father of American psychology
- Thought it was important to study how the mind functioned in adapting to the environment
- Came up with Functionalism
4
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Who was John Dewey?
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- Believed that psychology should focus on the study of the organism as a whole, as it functioned to adapt to the environment
5
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What is functionalism?
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A system of thought in psychology that studied how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environment
6
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Who was Paul Broca?
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- First to demonstrate that specific functional impairments could be linked with specific brain lesions
7
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Who was Herman von Helmholtz?
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- First to measure the speed of nerve impulses
- Thus, often credited with the transition of psychology into a field of the natural sciences
8
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Who was Sir Charles Sherrington?
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- First to infer the existence of synpases
