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What is the definition of psychology ? |
The scientific investigation of mental processes, behaviour and the interaction between them |
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Cartesian Dualism ? |
The separation of body and mind |
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What did British Empiricism believe |
That we are the product of our exp's = nurture But we have no control over our behaviour = determinism |
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What is Broca's Area ? |
Area of the brain which controls language |
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What is Weber's Law ? |
There is a mathematical equation that predicts our responses to stimuli |
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What did Wilhelm Wundt develop? |
An empirically based system Used introspection Grandfather of modern psychology |
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Structuralism ? |
- Titchener - Analysed the adult mind in terms of the simplest components - Touchy-feely
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Functionalism ? |
- William James - Emphasised empirical, rational thought and overt, observable behaviour |
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What is the psychodynamic perspective ? |
Conscience and unconscience forced interact to control our thoughts and behaviours |
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What is the behaviourist perspective ? |
Environmental stimuli control behaviour through learning Pavlov's dog |
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What is Gestaltism ? |
- Combination of physics and ethology - Stressed interconnectedness - Whole is more than the sum of the parts |
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What does the Cognitive perspective focus on ? |
How people process, store and retrieve information Mind is like a computer |
