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History & Systems
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
01/30/2008

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history of science
Definition
how a branch of science has evolved
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historiography
Definition
philosophy and methodology of doing hx
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old vs. new history
presentist vs. historicist
Definition
ps thinks everything was building to the current pinnacle of achievement and the others were stupid. hs think you have to understand achievements within their social context.
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old vs. new history
internalist vs. externalist
Definition
is account only for developments within the field while es note the achievements in other fields at the same time.
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old vs. new history
personalistic vs. naturalistic
Definition
ps focus on importance of individuals ns focus on importance of support for those individuals
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whig history
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anomaly
Definition
problem which cant be solved with current paradigm, leads to crisis
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normal science
Definition
working within paradigm
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paradigm
Definition
accepted way of doing science; set of precepts
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scientific revolution
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out with the old paradigm, in with the new
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mentalism
Definition
1st "paradigm" (disputed)
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behavioralism
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early 1900s, simple observation of behavior
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empiricism
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systematic observation
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humors
Definition
hippocrates; blood, phlegm, black/yellow bile; balance required for good health
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cogito ergo sum
Definition
i think, therefore i am
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rationalism
Definition
sensation is BS, intuition is everything
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nativism
Definition
idea that knowledge and/or rules are innate
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dualism
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idea of descartes et al that the body and mind are very separate
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interactionism
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atomism
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all of reality is made of indivisible basic building blocks
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British Empiricism and Associationism
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parallelism
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thoughts and actions are necessarily correlated whether or not there is causality
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apperception
Definition
differences in perception based on knowledge and experience
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animal magnetism
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idea that animals have magnetic fluid analogous to hippocrates humors
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mesmerism
Definition
brand of animal magnetism?
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baquet
Definition
large vessel which serves as a conduit of heeling between mesmer and patient
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neurypnosis
Definition
james braids "nervous sleep"
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suggestion
Definition
proposed explanation for mesmerisms efficacy
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hysteria
Definition
hysterics are only patients that are susceptible to hypnosis according to salpetriere school and charcot
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phrenology
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systematic analysis of cranial topology and subsequent correlation to personality
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cranioscopy
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ablation
Definition
[in hickish accent]"lets cut out a chunk from there and see what happens!"
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Broca's area
Definition
"i cant talk!"
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Wernicke's area
Definition
"i see your lips moving but i dont understand the words that are coming out of your mouth. i mean, i dont get it. is that gate round or purple? i like baseballs.
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sensory aphasia
Definition
cant interpret/process stimuli
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motor aphasia
Definition
cant get it out
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Bell-Magendie Law
Definition
anterior of ns is, in general, motor-related while posterior is sensory
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Doctrine of the Specific Energies of Nerves
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Muller; perception defined by modality but not necessarily stimulus
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Law of Conservation of Energy
Definition
energy in closed system remains constant
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vitalism
Definition
life force animates animals
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materialism
Definition
only thing that exists is objects
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opthalmoscope
Definition
instrument used to examine eye; babbage invented, helmholtz used
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perception
Definition
processing of sensation
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trichromatic (Young-Helmholtz) theory
Definition
three types of receptors in eye
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Weber's Law
Definition
relationship between stimulus intensity and perceived intensity
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psychophysics
Definition
relationship between stimulus and perception
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just noticeable difference
Definition
minimum change in intensity which can be detected; dependent on absolute intensity
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sensory thresholds
Definition
minimum stimulus intensity which can be detected
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method of limits (aka method of jnd's)
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ascending or descending stimulus intensity; subject reports when they perceieve stimulus
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method of constant stimuli
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presents stimulus in random order of intensity
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method of adjustment
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subject adjusts stimulus intensity to threshold or match of other stimulus
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panpsychism
Definition
every piece of matter has mind
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