x extra - week 0 - history of psychology key points Flashcards
1
Q
where can precursors to American psychology be found?
A
philosophy and physiology
2
Q
what did the work of philosophers John Locke, Reid, and others emphasize in defining how the mind comes to acquire knowledge?
A
the role of the human observer and the primacy of the senses
3
Q
what did German physiologist Hermann von Helmholtz do?
A
measured the speed of the neural impulse and explored the physiology of hearing and vision?
4
Q
what did German physiologist Hermann von Helmholtz’s work indicate?
A
senses can deceive us and are not a mirror of the external world
