What is psychology Flashcards
scientific investigation of psych
test our hunches and intuitions
what is behavior
anything we do
what are mental processes (how do they differ from behaviours)
internal and subjective (behavior is external and observational)
What historical question is psych characterized by
who are we and why are we who we are?
Who said “an unexamined life is not worth living”
Socrates
Who were Socrates and Plato (~400 BCE)
thought the mind is entirely separate from the body, mind endures after death (Plato), and knowledge is innate (born within us)
Who was Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
thought mind and body to be connected, knowledge acquired through experiences, and mind exists as a blank slate until the body exists (opposite to Socrates and Plato’s thoughts)
Who was Avicenna
human intellect at birth is a blank slate, knowledge comes from experience
Who was Ibn Tufail
demonstrated the idea that mind & body are connected through experience using an allegorical tale in his book called Hayy ibn Yaqzan
What did Hayy ibn Yaqzan influence later on
John Locke’s later formula of the blank slate
What was the key interest in the scientific revolution
interest in finding natural laws through science, but how to do it with people
What is the mind-body problem
how can a physical body and an immaterial mind interact
Who was Renee Descartes
found mind and body are both distinct and connected
- blood flows from the brain to the muscles, producing movement (not scientifically accurate at all in real-time)
What did John Locke propose in relation to the mind-body problem
mind and body COULD be made of the same substance (not accurate at all in real-time)
Why was John Locke’s proposition in relation to the mind-body problem incorrect?
for example, all humans would have full memory of birth and full capability from the beginning (physical makeup right from birth would align with mind function)
