Psyc 344 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture II. 4 ways of acquiring informationIII. Cosmologists contributions to researchIV. Important figures in the history of researching methodsOutline of Current Lecture V. History of research methods continuedVI. British Empiricism VII. Rationalism Current LectureRenee Descartes (1596-1650)- Multifaceted scholar- mathematician, philosopher, anatomist- Invented analytical geometry1. Describes mathematically planetary orbits, as well as other astronomical phenomenon by watching a fly in his room- Fit in with Pythagorus and Plato2. Math is the way to understand the universe- Innate ideas3. Ideas that he had that were “perfect” that must be the work of God since he could find no relationship between these and the rest of his thoughts- Information from the senses is to be accepted4. He believed God would not deceive us- Influenced scholars toward study of psychology through his argument regarding the relationship of human and nonhuman animal behaviorsBritish Empiricism- Bacon generally considered founder of the empirical movement- Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Berkeley - All of the raw product for thought comes from the sensory experience- Rather than innate ideas, or introspection; information must first be gathered before thethought process can begin5. Innate ideas are either devalued or don’t existThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Rationalism- Spinoza, Leibniz, Kant, Hegel- Different from the empiricist in that they believed in an active mind- Believed there are truths that cannot be found simply by sensory experience- Events in the real world could be understood through logic rather than simple observation- Deduction, math, and logic were central to rationalism- Descartes considered founder of rationalist movementCharles Darwin- Theory of natural selection or decent with modification- Alfred Russell Wallace also proposes theory of natural selection- Lyell (Told us Earth is 4.6 billion years old) and Mendel (Told us about genetics)- Theory influential in psych., comparative psych., developmental psych., animal psych., animal model, functionalism, and