Psychology 1000 Chapter 1: CHAPTER 1 PSYCHOLOGY NOTES

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-de Hoog

Document Summary

Roots of psychology: nativism - knowledge is innate (i. e. inherited ) *nature side: empricism - knowledge gained thru observation and our senses. Nurture side: rationalism - knowledge gained thru logic and reasoning. Nothing can exist within the intellect (mind) that did not have its origins in the senses (we take in info thru our senses) Bumps in the skull indicate overdeveloped brain regions. Localized brain regions for behaviour (very specialized regions in the brain for specific task and behaviours) ( flourens) entire brain (not localized areas) worked in synchrony to produce general function. Nothing special about humans (meaning we can study human behaviour scientifically) Believed that all complex behaviour can be explained by reflexes. Important in understanding the biological bases of behaviour. Father of structuralism (breaking down mental processes to the most basic structures or components) Studied the same phenomena cognitive psychologists study today. First rigorous empirical study of cognitive phenomena.