PSYB57H3 Chapter 4: C 85 Ch4
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One important strand in this development was j. f. Herbart"s attempt to cast a psychological theory in purely mathematical terms: also one of the first to apply psychology to practical problems, by showing how his psychology implied a particular approach to education. Another scientific innovation was g. t. fechner"s psychophysics: a mathematically precise relation b/m stimulus values and sensation that could be tested by means of experimental data: led to important theories of color vision by hermann von. The study of brain injuries by paul broca etc. suggested that particular functions could be localized in specific areas of the brain. Francis galton & herbert spencer: more controversial implications of the theory of evolution were drawn out. Believed that mathematics is applicable to psychological events often regarded as one of the earliest mathematical psychologists. Threshold of consciousness: events below the threshold of consciousness were unconscious and could become conscious under the right circumstances (tried to sow these relationships are true mathematically)
