psychology: scientific study of behavior and mental process.
behavior: anything that you do that can be observed.
mental processes: internal experience such as thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions.
systematic study: systematic collection and examination of data (empirical evidence) to support or disprove hypothesis (predictions) rather than depending on common sense.
KEY PLAYERS IN HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
roots of psychology can be traced back 2000 years ago to the early philosophers, biologist, and physiologist of ancient greece.
hippocrates: he was greek and thought that the mind/soul reside in the brain. he believed that it was not comprised of physical substance. this is called mind-body dualism, which means the the mind and body as two different things that interact.
plato: 350B.C., greek and believed who we are and what we know are innate.
aristole: who we are and what we know are acquired from experience.
monism: seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing.
john locke: believed that knowledge comes from determination and what we know is from experience. "trabula rasa" meaning blank slate.
rene descartes: believed what we know is innate. "I think therefore I am."
nature: certain elementary idea are innate; not gained through experience. men are born, not made.
nurture: anything we know, we learn through experience.
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