PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes -Empiricism, Unconscious Mind, Paul Broca
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William james is the most influential man in psychology history. He started off wanting to be an artist but was scared that he wasn"t talented enough so he decided to go into medical school at harvard. He wasn"t that interested in the study and that was when he decided to put his studies on hold and go on a biological trip to the amazon. When he came back and went back to school his physical and mental health started to deteriorate and that"s when he went on another to trip to travel around europe. While he was in europe he heard about this field of study called psychology and was excited to hear about it. When he went back to school he finished fast but did not pursue his medical career rather he decided to study psychology. He then wrote one of the most influential books in all of psychology called the.
