PSYC 2003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peripheral Nervous System, Gestalt Psychology, Classical Conditioning

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2003
• Professor: Jeremy Holm

Document Summary

Cumulative major concepts (for optional brief cumulative final exam: history of psychology. I want you to know about the history of psychology. That plato argued for nativism (nature), the idea that knowledge is inborn, while aristotle argued for philosophical empiricism (nurture), the idea that knowledge is acquired through experience. That this philosophical argument represented the first (cid:498)nature vs. nurture(cid:499) debate, which continues in to sex and aggression determine an individual"s personality and also problems in psychology. That wilhelm wundt (the father of psychology) introduced the scientific method to the field, distinguishing psychology from its philosophical roots. That john watson, and later b. f. skinner, called for the rejection of mentalistic constructs and wanted psychology to be the science of behavior. That freud proposed the psychoanalytic approach that suggested unconscious conflicts related mental functioning. That the humanistic theories developed out of concerns over dehumanizing aspects of psychoanalysis and behaviorism.