The Emergence of Psychology as a Science Flashcards
What is humanism?
The focus of what humans are capable of.
What were some of the technology advances during the renaissance/ enlightenment?
The moveable printing press
The telescope
What people contributed to the advancement of exploration?
Marco Polo and Christopher Colombus
What did Christopher Colombus contribute to exploration?
He established permanent contact between the two land masses across the Atlantic ocean.
What did Marco Polo contribute to exploration?
he wrote about his experiences and the distance that he has traveled which were distances not a lot of people have gone through.
He traveled to Central Asia and China through the Silk Road.
What did Niccolo Machiavelli contribute to politics?
He Influenced the spread of republicanism over monarchy in Europe.
What were Thomas Aquinas beliefs on religion?
That the acceptance of reason and examination of nature were ways of knowing God.
What did Desiderius Erasmus believe in?
He opposed fanatic belief in anything. His book “The Praise of Folly” criticized the church and philosophers.
Who started Protestantism?
Martin Luther
What did Martin Luther believe in?
The denial of authority of the pope and the priest.
That each person had the right to interpret the Bible for themselves.
What did Nicolaus Copernicus propose about the universe?
That we are in a heliocentric universe.
Who is considered the father of modern physics?
Galileo Galilei
What did Galileo Galilei use to describe the universe?
Mathematical deductions
Who was Tyco Brahe?
A Danish astronomer.
He used mathematical and empirical observation to verify his arguments, did not rely on religious ground
Who was Johannes Kepler?
He insisted that all mathematical deductions be verified by empirical observation.
Who was Issac Newton?
He was an English astronomer
He created the universal law of gravitation
What is Lamarckism?
It is when traits are passed down through characteristics acquired through the parents’ lifetime.
What fields of psychology resulted from the theory of evolution?
Evolutionary psychology
The development of functionalism and behavioralism
Comparative psychology
What were some of the different beliefs according to the theory of evolution?
There is a natural struggle for survival
Struggle for survival results in the survival of the fittest
Fitness is defined solely in terms of ability to survive and reproduce
What did the theory of evolution help change?
the traditional view of human nature and the view of our place in the universe.
Who developed the first word-association test?
Francis Galton
What were the contributions of Francis Galton to the field of psychology?
The use of questionnaires in research
The use of word-association tests
The conduction of twin studies
The study of imagery
Who is considered the founder of experimental psychology?
Ernest Webber
