PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Johns Hopkins University, Autism Spectrum, Hermann Ebbinghaus
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Psych 1x03; levels of analysis; c35; sept 8; dr. kim. Psychology- the science of the mind and behavior draw sound conclusions. Experimental psychology uses scientific method to collect, evaluate, and interpret info to. Psyche: soul; logos: word; study of older psychology= product of philosophy and physiology. Long past but a short history hermann ebbinghaus. Mind and body are distinct entities with some dualistic relationship: mind controlled the movements of the mechanical body and the mind in turn received info about the outside world through sense organs. Helmholtz measured the speed of the nerve impulse and found it to be 90 feet/second (much. Muller studied the messages that nerves transmit and concluded it was coded as electrical. Particular parts of the body are connected to specific areas of the brain to serve different. Experimentally supported by flourens who used a technique to systematically destroy. Learned what regions control heart rate, breathing, and processing of visual and auditory.
