PSYC 2000 : PsychExam1Notes
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Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. A brief overview of the history of psychology. Tabula rasa = blank slate or clean slate. Used everyday tools to explain the human mind. Mind is fundamentally different than the body. Based on logic and mathematics, not observations. Only one that actually believed in god. We"re all made from thoughts, the thoughts of god. Only way to have true knowledge of the world is by observation. Became famous through writing an anonymous letter about how amazing his own work is. Just because the sun rises everyday, doesn"t mean it will tomorrow. Credited with performing some of the first scientific experiments that would form a basis for experimentation in psychology with his studies of perception. Objective introspection - the process of objectively examining and measuring one"s own thoughts and mental activities. Over half of psychologists trace back to wundt. Translated many of wundt"s works into english. How to design a psychology building paper.
