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Wilhelm Wundt

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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:

Unit 1 AP Psychology

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UNIT 1 NOTES: Psychology: The study of our inner feelings and behaviors (our feelings do not always match our behaviors Psychology has Greek roots- ?psyche-? means ?mind? and is separate & distinct from the physical body. ?-ology? is a field of study, the ?study of the mind? History of Psychology: Although the science of psychology started in the late 1800?s, the concept has been around a lot longer. There was evidence of trephination (cutting holes into a skull to let evil spirits out) back in the Stone Age. Introspection: Started with William Wundt?s first psychological laboratory (1879) and his concept of introspection (structuralism). Then William James wrote The Principles of Psychology and discussed functionalism.
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