3023 history and philosophy of psychology and psychiatry

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1 The relationship between psychology and philosophy
What is the current two step meth...,
What is the difference between ax...,
What step should precede the form...
8  cards
2 Logical Positivism in psychology 1
What is metaphysics,
What kind of question is what fea...,
What is ontology
25  cards
3 Logical Positivism in psychology 2
According to the verification pri...,
How does bridgman 1927 define ope...,
How do operational definitions co...
12  cards
4 Operationalism, Realism and Instrumentalism
What does an operational definiti...,
Operational definitions confuse _...,
According to logical positivism a...
11  cards
5 Pragmatism, Falsificationism and Meehl's critique
In what way is the doctrine of in...,
What is pragmatism,
In what way is pragmatism a theor...
19  cards
6 Kuhn's Scientific Revolutions
What was kuhn s stage model of ho...,
What are the characteristics of k...,
How does the pre science period t...
19  cards
7 Social constructionism as a metatheory of psychological science
Who introduced the doctrine of so...,
What is the social constructionis...,
Can psychological phenomena be ob...
23  cards
8 Descartes (1596-1650)
What is the idea of aristotle s s...,
What is the pythagorean view of m...,
The world consists of two kinds o...
35  cards
9 - John Locke and British Empiricism
When was john locke s essay conce...,
In what way did newton s idea of ...,
How does locke define an idea
32  cards
10 - The concept of behaviour
What was john b watson s magnum o...,
How did watson define psychology,
Why should mental states not be p...
25  cards
11 – Alternatives to behaviourism
In what respect is the notion tha...,
Why did behaviourism fail,
What is the mind brain identity t...
24  cards
12 The concept of cognition: functionalism and direct realism
Why can the mind brain hypothesis...,
What is functionalism,
What is a functional role is func...
16  cards
12b – Michell Cognition notes
What is the difference between ve...,
Why must environmental situations...,
What does it mean for something t...
28  cards
13 Motivation
Why are beliefs not sufficient to...,
What is the belief desire model o...,
What s wrong with using the conce...
12  cards
13b Michell Motivation notes
Why is a motivational concept nec...,
Cognition is ______ neutral while...,
What is the belief desire model o...
32  cards
10b Michell Conceptual analysis and behaviour notes
What is the ideology of empiricism,
What is the ideology of scientism,
In what way did descartes dualism...
9  cards
History references
Andrew scull,
The domestication of madness 1983,
Erving goffman
47  cards
Philosophy references
Bridgman,
Kuhn,
Gergen
7  cards

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