the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
Experimental Psychology
the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
Psychometrics
the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
Aristotle
student of Plato who stated that knowledge is NOT preexisting; instead it grows from the experiences stored in our memories
Rene Descartes
agreed that knowledge is innate and is able to survive death; concluded that the fluid in the brain's cavities contained "animal spirits" which flowed from the brain, through the nerves, to the muscles, provoking movement
Social-Cultural Psychology
the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
Psychiatry
branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
Wilhelm Wundt
German professor who aimed to measure the fastest and simplest mental processes, starting psychology's first experiment and opening the first labratory
Structuralism
early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind
Edward Titchener
creator of structuralism and the idea of introspection
