Animalism Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

A comprehensive set of lecture notes from Introduction to Philosophy at UCT. Complete with cute little doodles and colour coded highlighting. My communitarian contribution to the world is sharing these with you!

Stroop test Psy-560 College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Grand Canyon University Psy-560: Learning, Cognition and Motivation Stroop Assignment Behavioralism Behavioralism is a theory which states that human or animal psychology can be studied through observable action or behaviors. This field of study was brought into existence from a reaction to 19th century psychology, which used a person s thoughts and feeling and for self-examination. These self-thoughts and feelings were used...

These notes cover the whole section taught in semester 1 of First year philosophy on the self. Detailed and straightforward explanations of the theories and objections. Notes made from lectures and the readings.

Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology 1. Which two disciplines provided foundations for the field of psychology? a. physiology and theology b. physiology and sociology c. philosophy and physiology d. sociology and philosophy 2. While the term “psychology” has existed since at least the early 1700s, when did psychology come to be considered a science? a. the 1750s b. the early 1800s c. the late 1800s d. the 1940s 3. Which event marked the “birth” of psychology as a science? a. Wilhelm W...