PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Jean Pierre Flourens, Hermann Von Helmholtz, Pierre Janet

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Sherri Atwood

Document Summary

Psychology"s roots: the path to a science of mind. First to take scientific approach to study psychology. Led to investigate of mental testing, development patterns, and sexual differences. Focused on investigating function or purpose of consciousness. When you were born, you are born with certain types of information that is already in your mind for example language and morality in language. The babies are born with the knowledge of the structure of language. In morality, it is said that infants know the basics of right and wrong. Believed that the child"s mind was a tabula rasa (blank state) Learning is the mechanism that helps the child move forward. From the brain to the mind: the french connection. French philosopher that argued for dualism between mind and body. Dualism is the idea that the mind (spiritual/mental) and body (physical) are separate entities.