PSYA01H3 Quiz: Lifesaver - Useful and Detailed Exam Study Guide
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2: scientific & critical thinking involves use of principle of parsimony: simplest of all competing explanations (the most. Parsimonious ) of a phenomenon should be the one we accept (following an alien movie people become more prone to sightings) Hit to (kapreh) head ancient egyptians edwin smith papyrus: science is actually a philosophy of knowledge that stems from two fundamental beliefs: Empiricism: knowledge comes through experience. based on careful observation, not common sense or speculation (should be observable) Determinism: the belief that all events are governed by lawful, cause-and-effect relationships. Hippocrates developed the first personality classification system 4 humors (personality + health) Psychophysics: study of the relationship between the physical world and mental representation of that world: charles darwin (1809-1882): (the expression of man and animals) Gall and spurheim: study of brain injuries -> in which they affect behavior. Broca"s area: area of brain where speech production localized (speech)- tan.
