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Early History of Psychology
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- 1TrepanationBoring a hole in the skull to let out the demons, release pressure of imbalanced bodily humours, or to allow brain to pulsate freely
- 2DeterminismThe belief that human behaviour follows lawful patterns, and the choices we make are beyond our control
(antisocial behaviour is argued to be a direct result of abusive parenting and alcoholism) - 3The Socratic MethodIs a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to stimulate rational thinking and to illuminate ideas
- 4Psyche (according to Plato)The psyche was similar to a wax slate, when you encounter or experience something, it forms an impression upon your psyche
- 5Mental Disease (according to Plato)Was thought to result when the appetitive part of the psych dominated the rational part of the psyche, sanity prevails when the rational psyche dominates the appetitive urges
- 6RationalistBelieve reality can only be known via reason
- 7EmpiricistReality can only be known via perception; concepts are derived from sensory experience
- 8CardiocentristsBelieved that the heart was the seat of the soul
- 9CerebrocentristsBelieved the brain was the seat of the soul
- 10Ventricular TheoryGalen assigned mental function to the brain and in particular the ventricles
- 11PhrenologyGall theorised that there must be a direct relationship between physical anatomy (skull shape) and function (cognitive and behavioural), phrenology involves feeling the bumps on a skull to determine how the person functions
- 12Cerebral LocalisationIdea that parts of the brain have relatively distinct neural, behavioural or physiological functions
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