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Published the idea that earth was not the center of the universe.
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Concept that the mind and body are seperate and distinct.
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Used a telescope to confirm predidctions about star position and movement.
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Disagreed to the concept of dualism. Believing a link exsisted between mind and body.
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Biologists discovered cells as building blocks of life.
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Wanted to understand how heredity influences a persons abilities character and behavior.
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Taught the first class of Psychology at Harvard University. Also known as, "Father of Psychology."
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Started his Laboratory of Psychology. Acknowledged as establishing modern Psychology as a seperate formal field of study.
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Galton published this book. It's regarded as the first study of individual differences.
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Written by William James. Took him tweleve years to write. The first textbook of Psychology.
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disagreed with the principles of structuralism, and behaviorism.
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Charted another new course for psychological investigaton. The reflex was a response provoked by a stimulus.
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Studied observable facts of behavior.
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Interested in the unconcious mind.
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Introduced the concept of reinforcement. This means a response to a behavior that increases the likely hood the behavior will be repeated.
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A book B. F Skinner wrote.
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Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, adn Rollo May described human nature as evolving and self-directed.
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illustrated the cultural implications of a simple, reflex behavior such as a sneeze