The Evolution of Psychology Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is the ceramic model?
metaphor for creation where humans are shaped by another creator
What is yin and yang?
Chinese philosophy symbolizing balance between opposites like dark and light
Yin is what colour?
black
Yang is what colour?
white
In the mind vs body debate,
Plato and Descartes argues what?
the mind and the body are seperate
In the mind vs body debate,
Artisole argues what?
That they are connected
Who was Confucius and what did he believe?
- Chinese philosopher
- Believed people are naturally good and should strive for harmony
Who is socrates and what is he known for?
- greek philosopher
- know thy self
Who is plato and what is he known for?
- socrates student
- believed in dualism, mind and body seperate
Who is Aristotle and what is he known for?
- grandfather of psychology
- believed in empiricism where the mind and the body are connected and the knowledge comes from experiences
What is theological psychology?
a view that combine religious teaching with the mind and behaviour
- the soul is the center of human nature
What did Augustine of hippo believe?
free will and the idea of soul battling desires
What did Thomas Aquinas believe?
theology and with Aristotle’s ideas where reason and faith work together
Who is Rene Descartes and what is he known for?
- french philosopher
- supported dualism where mind and body are separate
- I think therefore I am
Who is John Locke and what is he known for?
- mind is a blank slate and knowledge comes from experience
- supported empiricism
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Chalres Darwin
Who is Alfre Russel Wallace and what is he known for?
co-developed the theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Darwin
- behaviour is shaped by adaptations
How did physiology help psychology become a science?
studies of the brain and nervous system helped explain behaviour scientifically
How did Hermann von Helmholtz help with psychology becoming a science?
measured nerve impulses
Who did Gustav Fechner help with psychology becoming a science?
studied how we sense stimuli, founding psychophysics
Who is the father of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What is the difference between structuralism and functionalism
structuralism- breaks down mental process into basic parts
functionalism - focuses on the purpose of mental processes, how they help us adapt to our environment
Who is Sigmund freud and what is he known for?
founder of psychoanalysis
- believed in the unconscious mind and childhood experience shape behaviour
What is the psychoanalytic perspective?
unconscious thought and emotions influence behaviour
therapy like bringing the unconscious to awareness
