Psychology
(Ans- the scientific study of the mind and behavior
mind
(Ans- our private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings
behavior
(Ans- observable actions of human beings and no
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Psychology
(Ans- the scientific study of the mind and behavior
mind
(Ans- our private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings
behavior
(Ans- observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals
H.M.
(Ans- he lost his memory after having brain surgery on his hippocampus
Plato
(Ans- established nativism
nativism
(Ans- the view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn
Aristotle
(Ans- he believed in tabula rasa and philosophical empiricism
tabula rasa
(Ans- blank slate - born with no prior dispositions to anything
philosophical empiricism
(Ans- the view that all knowledge is acquired through experience
Franz Joseph Gall
(Ans- he focused on phrenology
Phrenology
(Ans- specific mental abilities and characteristics are localized in specific regions of the brain
Paul Broca
(Ans- patient that allowed for the discovery of "Broca's area" - issues with language production
Broca's area
(Ans- damage to this location causes impairments in language production, but not comprehension
Hermann von Helmholtz
(Ans- he studied physiology, stimulus, and reaction time - the farther away from the brain a stimulus came in contact with you, the longer it took for you to realize it
Physiology
(Ans- the study of biological processes, especially in the human body
Stimulus
(Ans- sensory input from the environment
reaction time
(Ans- the amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus
Wilhelm Wundt
(Ans- he founded the first psychological laboratory
consciousness
(Ans- a person's subjective experience of the world and the mind
Structuralism
(Ans- the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind
Introspection
(Ans- the subjective observation of one's own experience
William James
(Ans- he applied scientific approach to psychology
Functionalism
(Ans- the study of the purpose that mental processes serve
Charles Darwin
(Ans- he founded natural selection
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