How do the history of psychology and applying science to Psychoogy fit into our midterm project?

The history of psychology and applying science to psychology fits into our midterm project because we want to find out how our brains can learn the best without using rote memorization.  For example, to learn, we need to know if ideas are inborn or we learn through experiences.  This is the common nature vs. nurture debate discussed in the history of psychology.  If some ideas are inborn, than it is easier to learn than having a blank slate.  Another example is that the science behind psychology, neuroscience and biology can help tell us how our brain works and processes memory.  How does the brain store information and communicate it to the rest of the body.  Also this can be studied through the cognitive psychology perspective of how the brain encodes, receives and stores information.  If we know exactly how the brain stores information the most, then we can try to come up with a learning strategy that will easily take the information to the part of the brain that stores information.
~~Amanda