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Who promoted empiricism (the idea that all knowledge comes from experience)
Thomas Reid and John Locke
What did Thomas reid and John Locke’s work emphasize
The role of the human observed and the primacy of the sense on defining how the mind comes to aquire knowledge; these principles were taught as courses on mental and moral philosophy
What did Thomas reid and John locke’s course teach
They taught about the mind based on the factualties of intellect, will and the senses
What was Wilhelm Wundt credited for
The formal development of modern psychology
Who helped to establish the field of experimental psychology by serving as a strong promoter of the idea that psychology could be an experimental field and by providing classes, textbooks, and a lab for training students
Wilhelm wundt
What event and when, served as the popular date for the establishment of the science of psychology
In 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt created a laboratory experience to his lectures
What is structuralism
A school of American psychology that sought to describe the consious elements of the mind (founded by Wilhelm Wundt)
What were Wilhelm wundt’s students trained in and for what purpose
They were trained to offer detailed self reports of their reactions to various stimuli, a procedure known as introspection. The goal was to identify the elements of consciousness, awareness of ourselves and our environment.
What did Wilhelm wundts work demonstrate
That the mind could be measured and the nature of consciousness could be revealed through scientific means
Who was Sigmund Freud
He was the father of psychoanalysis and was famous for using case studys
Who was Max Wertherimer
A psychologist who began gestalt psychology in Germany
What is gestalt psychology
Wertheimer and his colleagues Kurt Koffka, Kurt Lewin, and Wolfgang Kohler believed that studying that whole of any experience was richer than studying individual aspects of that experience.
What did the gestalt psychologists propose
That the mind often processes information simultaneously rather than sequentially
Who invented the intelligence tests and what was their goal
Alfred Binet and his goal was to develop a test that would identify school children in need of educational support
Who were influenced by Darwins evelutionary theory and were among a group that identified with functionalism
William James, G. Stanley Hall and James McKeen Cattell
What is functionalism
A school of American psychology that focused on the utility of consciousness (founded by William james)
What is correlational research
When scientists passively observe and measure phenomena, without intervening and changing behaviors like in experiments
What methods are associated with qualitative designs
-Particiapnt observation- when a researcher embeds themselves in a group to study their dynamic
-Case studies- an intensive examination of specific individuals or specific contexts
-narrative analysis- the study of personal accounts and stories of people, groups, or cultures
What is the quasi-experimental design
A research method were random assignment is not used. Instead rely on preexisting group memberships (ex. Married vs single)
Who was Paul Broca
A surgeon who conducted an autopsy on a former patient who lost his speech; he identified the damaged part on the left side of the brain, which is know known as “Broca’s area”.
What are the three components of a neuron
The axon, the soma, and dendrites
What are the three types of neurons by use
-Sensory- recieve information IN about the world
-Motor- initiate instructions OUT, like movement and behavior
-Interneuron- processes information between sensory input and motor output
A ____ allows an ion to pass through the cell membrane of a neuron
Ion Channel
Three categories of neuron by structure
-Unipolar neuron- one axon, no dendrite
-bipolar neuron- one axon, one dendrite
-multipolar neuron- one axon, multi dendrites
