The Roots of Psychology

___________________ was one of the first to believe that mind could affect body and vice versa and is famous for the quote "I think, therefore I exist."

Descartes

What is the name of the medieval scholar who wrote about the ventricular theory of the brain?

Thomas Aquinas

Who established the first official psychology laboratory?

Wilhelm Wundt

When was phrenology most popular?

during the 1800s

What is Dr. Franz Joseph Gall known for?

his work with phrenology

According to phrenological science, what did it mean if one of your brain organs was enlarged?

it got more use than the others

Even though the Greeks did not rely on a systematic study, what method did they use to begin to know the world?

observation

What was one major advance in psychology that occurred in the 19th century?

the acceptance of the idea that specific mental processes are associated with discrete regions of the brain

What is dualism?

the view that the physical and mental are separate and distinct

Who wrote "Para Psyche", which is considered to be the first book on psychology.

Aristotle