Research and History Key People Flashcards
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what did Socrates and Plato think:
the mind is separable from the body and continues after the body dies. Knowledge is innate.
what did Aristotle think:
derived principles from careful observations. Knowledge is not preexisting. It grows from the experiences stored in our memories.
what did Rene Descartes think:
agreed with Socrates and Plato about the existence of innate ideas and mind’s being “entirely distinct from body” and able to survive its death. Surmised that people’s brains have “animal spirits” (we now call them nerves).
what did William Wundt do:
established the first psych lab in Germany.
what did
Edward Titchener
do:
Cornell professor who introduced the school of structuralism by using introspection to search for the mind’s structural elements.
who was William James:
Harvard philosopher-psychologist who introduced the school of functionalism by considering the functions of our thoughts and feelings. Wrote the textbook Principles of Psychology and tutored Mary Calkins.
who was Mary Calkins :
student of William James who became the first female president of the American Psychological Association. She also became a pioneering memory researcher.
who was
Margaret Floy Washburn:
became the first woman to receive a Ph. D. in Psychology. She also studied animal behavior.
Who was Max Wetheimer:
developed the Gestalt perspective.
