Historical Influences on Psychology Questions

Respond to the all the following questions in 100 words (each bullet point needs to be answered with the 100 words)

• • How did clocks influence the world when they were introduced?

  • Why was Descartes so important to the development of psychology? What did he contribute?

  • In your opinion, who contributed the most to empiricism? Why?

• • Which method of brain mapping do you believe was considered the most accurate during that time period? Why?

  • Why was Hermann von Helmholtz considered to be one of the greatest scientists of his time?

• • Wilhelm Wundt is credited with founding psychology as a science. What were his specific contributions to this foundation?

  • What did Hermann Ebbinghaus contribute to the science of psychology?