PSYCH256:

Lesson 1 : History and Research Methods

Summary

Now we have an idea of how we define and think about the mind; hopefully, we at least have the foundations. The rest of the course will be an exploration of the mind in various aspects of our lives. We have discussed the history of psychology and the influences of early biologists and philosophers in the field. We discussed the major schools of psychology and examined how they influenced the development of cognitive psychology. We also studied how the invention of the digital computer changed our way of thinking about the brain. Finally, we looked at the methods cognitive psychologists use to study the mind and the brain.