PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Hermann Von Helmholtz, Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Learning Theory
31 Aug 2016
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Hermann ebbinghaus: psychology has a long past, but only a short history . Rene descartes: suggested that the mind and body are separate and distinct entities that are casually linked (mind controlled the movements of the mechanical body, receiving information about the outside world through the sense organs) Johannes muller: discovered that the messages transmitted by nerves were codded as electrical impulses traveling along different channels proposed that nerve connections to specific areas of the brain resulted in different sensory experiences. Pierre flourens: did experiments that supported muller"s idea of localized function in the brain. Damaged different regions of an animal"s brain and recorded resulting deficits. Hermann von helmholtz: showed that the speed at which nerve impulses travelled was significantly slower than the speed of an electrical current flowing along a metal conductor (more complex) Introspection: the process of examining the contents of one"s own consciousness. Focused on what human thoughts are made of.
