PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Dogma, Noam Chomsky, Empiricism
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Linguist noam chomsky challenged skinner"s theory of language acquisition as a product of reinforcement. Psychologists realize they need to study how the mind works to understand complex behaviors. Followed skinner"s theory of language acquisition in children. Broader access to digital computers nurtured the re-emergence of cognitive psychology (uses models of information processing by computers to study mental processes) Chomsky thought we were all hardwired with certain things that allow us to have things like language, as opposed to evolution. Empiricism - the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation. Countered authority figures with dogmatic stance (long- held beliefs and assumptions about the world) Dogmatism - tendency to present a set of principles as absolute truth and to refuse to consider challenges to your point of view. Scientific method - a procedure that uses empirical evidence to establish facts and truth.
