PSYCH 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Neural Oscillation, John Stuart Mill, Edward B. Titchener
Document Summary
Psychology originated in philosophy: thinkers, such as confucius, sought to understand human nature, developed into a discipline in 19th century england, different ways of thinking, called schools of thought, also developed. Nature vs. nurture debate: are psychological characteristics biologically innate? (are we born with them?, or, are they developed through experience and culture? (are we shaped by our environment?, now, psychologists believe that both play a role. Religious beliefs would say that our mind, or soul, is what separates us from other animals. Is the mind the subjective experience of ongoing brain activity: dualism: developed by ren descartes; the mind and body are separate but intertwined. This thought is now rejected by psychologists. Joh(cid:374) tuart mill defi(cid:374)ed psy(cid:272)hology as (cid:862)the s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)tary la(cid:449)s of the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d(cid:863: only through methods of science will we understand the mind. Introspection: a systematic examination if subjective mental experiences that requires people to inspect and report on the content of their thoughts.
