PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Ulric Neisser, Classical Conditioning, Neuron
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In the edwin smith papyrus, damage to different parts of the brain results in different types of impairments ranging from problems with vision to problems with high-order cognitive abilities. Psychologist have questioned how environmental, genetic, and physiological influence behaviours. Science is a philosophy of knowledge that stems from two fundamental beliefs: empiricism and. Empricism is a philosophical tent that knowledge comes through experience. Empiricism means that knowledge about the world is based on careful observation, not on common sense or speculation. Scientific theories must be logical explanations of how the observations fit together. Determinism is the belief that all events are governed by lawful, cause-and-effect relationships. When we discuss natural laws such as gravity, we probably agree that if you drop an object, it will fall. Does it mean that we do not have control over our own actions: this debate is often referred to as free will vs. determinism.
