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34 Cards in this Set
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Psychology started from ...
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Philosophy
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Who were the three Greek Philosophers?
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1. Aristotle
2.Socrates 3. Plato |
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What is Nativism?
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Nativism is the idea that knowledge native to you. You were born with knowledge, you were born knowing things.
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What is Impuricism?
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Impuricism is the idea that you learn from experience. (that all human thought came in through your sensory experiences.
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Which Philosopher believed in Nativism?
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Renee Descartes
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Which Philosophers believed in Impuricism?
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Thomas Hobbes & John Locke
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Who was Renee Descartes?
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Descartes (Decart) was a French Philosopher and mathmathecian in the early 1600's. He believed in Nativism and Dualism.
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What is DUALISM?
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-BODY & SOUL.
-An idea that thinking is from the soul. - That we are born with a soul, - and it exists in between the 2 hemispheres of the brain. -The body is purely a physical machine. -The soul is not directly involved with the body. |
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Define the idea of Materialism?
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The idea that all human behavior could be understood in terms of the physical processes of the body, particularly the brain.
- the soul is a meaningless concept. - Nothing exists except matter and energy. |
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Explain Nature vs. Nurture
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Nature is (biology) more on Nativism. While Nurture is more on Impericism. (things you learned)
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Who was Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher in the 1600's. He believed in Impuricism and Materialism. He believed that the soul is meaningless because you can't taste, see, or hear it.
He believed that nothing exists but matter and energy. |
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Who was John Locke?
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John Locke was an English Philosopher. (1632-1704)
-He was an Impuricist. - He argued that humans are born with "Tabula Rasa". |
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Explain the latin term "Tabula Rasa"
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Tabula Rasa means a blank slate or a clean slate. We are all born empty and equal. And every time we have an experience it gets added onto our slate. Our experiences in our lives makes us different from each other. (different slates)
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Who was Charle's Darwin?
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(1809-1882) Published the "Origin of Species" in 1859.
-Came up with the idea of Natural Selection. -Emphasized that humans were a part of nature, that humans could be understood by science. (this idea made psychology possible) |
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What is Natural Selection?
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is when behavior functions to help an organism to survive and reproduce. (survival of the fittest)
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What is Phrenology?
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Phrenology is a type of Pseudoscience where your behavior is the consequence of your mind.
- They measure the skull (bumps on ur head) to identify the brain. |
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Explain Pseudo Science or pseudoscientific?
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Pseudo meaning false. So its false science, it doesn't follow the scientific method.
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Who is Wilhem Wundt?
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(1832-1920) German Structuralist and Introspectionist who established the first Psychological lab in 1879.
- He focused on measuring the speed of mental processes and senses. |
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Who was Edward Bradford Titchener?
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(1867-1927) Edward Titchener was a European Structuralist came up with the school of Psychology called Intropection.
- He brought Wilhelm Wundt's ideas of Psychology to America |
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What is Introspection?
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Introspection, Intro meaning inside. Spection meaning examining. So, looking on the inside, examining with in yourself.
-Eward Tichener came up with this school of Psychology. |
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What are the four basic things in sensation?
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Every sensation has :
1. Quallity 2. Intensity 3. Duration 4. Clarity Are we all seeing the same thing? |
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Who were the Structuralist / Introspectionist?
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Wilhelm Wundt & Edward Titchener
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Who was William James?
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William James (1842- 1910) was an American Psychologist that came up with functionalism.
-Disliked Structuralists and Introspectionists. - Didn't believe in analyzing the elementary mechanics that underlie behavior. |
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What is Functionalism?
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Functionalism looks at what the mind does for us, its function and its purpose.
-It emphasizes on the purpose and function of the mind. |
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Who was a Functionalist?
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William James
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What years was William James around? & What country was he from?
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William James 1842 - 1910. American Psychologist. Functionalist.
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What is Gestalt Psychology?
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Gestalt Psychology focuses more on looking at things as a whole, the big picture.
It doesn't look at each individual thing, but looks at it as a whole. - "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." |
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Which school of Psychology does the quote " The whole greater than the sum of its parts" come from?
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" The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" comes from Gestalt Psychology.
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Who was Max Wertheimer?
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Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)published the paper "Phi Phenomenon" in 1912. Disagrees with John :Locke.
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What is the Phi Phenomenon?
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The " Phi Phenomenon" was a paper by Max Wertheimer that talks about a perceptual illusion that you can create a series of lights to make it look like there's movement. It violates Structuralism.
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What year was the "Phi Phenomenon" published? & by who
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The "Phi Phenomenon was published in 1912 by Max Wertheimer.
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Who was Sigmund Freud?
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Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939) one of the most popular psychologist.
-He came up with PSYCHOANALYSIS. -First person to help people with their Psychological problems. -Specialized in Neurology. |
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What is Psychoanalysis?
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Psychoanalysis involves theory, ideas and therapy.
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What did Sigmund Freud fine in his patients ?
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Sigmund Freud found that people seem to be sick because of their memories (Early childhood memories)
-He also found that his patients didn't have full access to their memories. |
