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| Study of behavior and the mind |
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| A natural process subject to natural laws, refers to the observable actions of a person or an animal |
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| Divides the world and all things in it into two parts: the body and spirit |
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| Command center of the central nervous system |
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1596-1650
Nature of man
Believed that physical world is not under divine influence but instead a set of observable laws or rules, humans were an exception to this rule
Hypothesized that the mind and body interact and the mind controls the body while the body provides the mind with sensory input for it to recongize |
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| Located deep within brain on top of the brain stem |
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1632-1704
Extended Descartes belief of natural laws to everything and believed that even the mind is under the control of such laws
Felt that knowledge must derive from experience
Nature VS. Nurture is greatest influence on development |
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| Acquisition of truth through observations and experiences |
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1588-1679
Believed that the idea of a soul or spirit or even a mind is meaningless
Stressed role played by nature |
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Hobbes' main philosophy that is the belief that only things that exist are matter and energy
Experiences we have as consciousness is just a by-product of the machinery of the brain |
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Hobbes' philosophy greatly influenced this
Psychology is the study of observable behavior
The mind or mental events are not important to behavior because they can't be observed |
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