PSY 654 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Visual Cortex, Brodmann Area, Distributed Computing
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How we learn, remember, use language, solve problems. Rationalism priori truths & gain knowledge thru reasoning and deduction (born) Empiricism posteriori truths & gain knowledge thru observation and induction (acquire) Structuralism first school of thought in psy. Investigated the elements of thought via controlled introspection. Developed some ideas such as; experimentation, perception, attention, memory, language. Functionalism interested in studying the purpose of thought rather than it"s elements. Concerned with prediction and control thru direct observation. Charcot (1825-1893) use hypnosis in the treatment of hysteria led to . Freud and dr. joseph breuer (mentor) developed a theory re: unexpressed emotions. Unconscious mind behaviour caused by the unconscious mind. Importance of biology and society freewill, certain abilities. Edward thorndike (1874-1949) set the stage in america** Law of effect: when an association is followed by a satisfying state of affairs, the connection is strengthened. Concerned with behaviour as a series of stimuli and responses. Animals as substitute the study of human behaviour (animal=human)
