AP PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 1.1 HISTORY Flashcards
psychology
study of mind and behavior
behavior
the natural process subject to natural laws, refers to observable actions of a person or an animal
Mind
refers to
sensations
memories
thoughts
emotions
motives
and other subjective phenomenon in a person or a animal which can be easily observed
Dualism
divides the world and all things in it into two parts: body and spirit(mind)
Rene Descartes
contributed to dualism he believed that all creatures and physical world are like machines except humans because they had mind.mind controls body and body provides sensory input for it to decipher.
Jhon Locke
Extended Descartes application of natural laws to all things.
It is the acquisition of truth through observation and experiences.humans are born with a clean slate without knowing anything they acquire knowledge
nurture over nature.
Tabula Rasa
blank slate
Thomas Hobbes
idea of soul,spirit and mind is meaningless.
materialism which says things only exist in the form of matter and energy.what we experience as consciousness is only a byproduct of the machinery of our brain.
Charles Darwin
proposed natural section
natural selection
the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
Evolutionary Theory
Evolutionary theories take the long-term look at the emergence of the human specie
Wilhelm Wundt
father of psychology
1st laboratory is germany leipzig
labrotory to study unconcious mind
Edward Titchener
Student of Wilhelm Wundt;
founder of Structuralist
bring psychology to united states
Structuralism
identify smallest elements of the mind all the parts work together .
Interospection
describing one’s own conscious thoughts