Psych Notes
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Ch. 1.2 History of Psychology Notes 5th and 6th century Greek philosophers Mind=psyche Rene Descartes Dualism: the idea that the mind and body are separate entities First systematic approach to the relationship to mind and body Francis Bacon Founders of modern science Common sense judgement Developed scientific method John Locke Empiricism: the idea that knowledge comes from experience and that observation and experimentation enable scientific knowledge ?Tabula Rasa??Latin for blank slate Humans are born knowing nothing Knowledge is learned, not inherited Nurture Phrenology Labeled parts of the brain 19th century Charles Darwin Theory of natural selection/Darwinism/evolution Survival of the fittest Sir Francis Galton Inheritance Success was inherited Nature Notes:
