PSY 401 1st Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture I. The Romans and the Renaissancea. The Roman Periodb. Move away from naturalistic approachc. Rise of modern University system d. Thomas Aquinas II. Middle Ages to the Renaissancea. Printing Pressb. Black Deathc. Magellan’s Voyage Outline of Current LectureI. Middle Ages to the Renaissancea. Magellan’s Voyageb. Heliocentric ModelII. The Renaissancea. Niccolo Machiavellib. Leonardo da Vincic. New discoveriesd. Rediscovery of Greek philosophy e. Spurred subsequent intellectual activity Current LectureI. Middle Ages to the Renaissancea. Magellan’s Voyageb. Heliocentric Model (c. 1543)i. Copernicusii. Sun is the center of the solar systemThese 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.1. Rather than the Earth (geocentric)2. Retrograde motor: slowing down and kind of moving backwardsiii. Problems: a lot of resistance by the Church (humans are not at the center); scientific resistance because there was no data to support the ideaiv. Caused people to lose faith in Church authority II. The Renaissancea. Niccolo Machiavellii. Early social psychologist1. Examined how people could be manipulated (politically)ii. “The Prince” (1513)1. Pamphlet for aspiring rulersa. How to manipulate peopleb. People are like pons-manipulate them for powerc. How to have authority over people’s behavior d. Truth is what you perceive it to be iii. Machiavellianism: “An amoral, manipulative attitude towards other individuals.” (Gutterman, 1970)iv. Christie and Geis (1970)1. Saw Machiavellianism as a personality trait that varies across the population2. Develop a survey: Mach Scalea. Low on the scale: kindb. Example question from survey: “how do you deal with other people?”i. High score: tell them what they want to hearii. Low score: honesty is the best policy3. Did a study: Group of three playersa. Divide $20 between them, but only 2 players could receive the moneyi. High on the scale ended up with $11.14, medium: $6.28, and low: $2.58ii. Took notes on their interactions (making and breaking deals)b. Shows Machiavelli’s lasting influence on psychology todayb. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1529)i. First consult experience, then reason1. Empiricist, how sensory systems work 2. Especially interested in visionii. Vision1. Anatomy of the eye- get info into the eye from the environment 2. Perceptiona. Arial perspective: depth (father away objects are less contrasted with horizon)b. Contrast effects: way you perceive color depends on what surrounds it3. Inventora. Lots of experiments: ahead of his timeb. Flying machinesc. Military technology: tank that fires in all directionsd. Oven and assembly line, safety mechanism (sprinkler) i. Society wasn’t ready to accommodate/ adaptc. New discoveries, new world viewsi. More explorations, changed view of the worldd. Rediscovery of Greek Philosophyi. Not repressed anymoree. Spurred subsequent intellectual
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