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Who were some of the first recorded formal thinkers on the topic of psychology?
Which term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind?
Who was one of the first to explain psychological disorders as illnesses?
What did the word 'psychology' originally mean?
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Before the mid 19th century, which disciplines were considered superior to the study of psychology?
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Who was one of the first philosophers to formally think about the nature of thought, sensation, and imagination?
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Who was the Persian physician who documented efforts to explain psychological disorders as illnesses during the 10th century?
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What term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind as a place of potential experience to write upon?
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What did the Persian physician Haly Abbas write during the 10th century that described the neuroanatomy of the brain and discussed mental illnesses and their treatments?
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What philosophical tradition is the scientific method rooted in, according to the text?
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