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Psychology
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Study of mind and behavior
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William James
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Functionalist; first to take a scientific approach to psychology; published The Principles of Psychology
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Structuralism
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Analyze the mind by breaking it down into its basic components
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Functionalism
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Study how mental abilities allow people to adapt to their environment
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Nativism
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Philosophical view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn
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Philosophical empiricism
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Philosophical view that all knowledge is acquired through experience
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Rene Descartes
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French philosopher; argued for dualism between mind and body
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Thomas Hobbes
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Argued against Descartes (dualism between mind and body)
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Franz Joseph Gall
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Phrenology- now defunct theory that specific mental abilities and characteristics are localized in specific regions of the brain
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Pierre Flourens
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Surgically removed brain pieces; argued against Gall's methods (phrenology)
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Paul Broca
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Studied brain damaged patients to link localization to ability; studied Tan; Broca's area- language vocalization
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Physiology
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Study of biological processes
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Herman von Helmholtz
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Studied human reaction time; estimated the length of a nerve impulse
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Stimulus
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Sensory input from the environment
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Reaction time
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Amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus
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