How did the scientific method, which began to be applied in the mid-1500's, influence the development of psychology?

Psychologists claimed that notions about human behavior and mental processes should be supported by proof. In the late 1800s psychological laboratories were established in Europe and the United States. In these laboratories, psychologists studied behavior and mental processes using a sequence of experiments to test a single theory—methods similar to those Lavoisier had used to study chemistry. In 1879, most of the historians of psychology marked it as the beginning of psychology as a modern laboratory science. In that year, German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt recognized his laboratory in Leipzig.

the minoan civilization flourished in the middle bronze age on the island of crete located in the eastern mediterranean from c. 2000 bce until c. 1500 bce. with their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the aegean, the minoans made a significant contribution to the development of western european civilization as it is known today. labyrinth-like palace complexes, vivid frescoes depicting scenes such as bull-leaping and processions, fine gold jewelry, elegant stone vases, and pottery with vibrant decorations of marine life are all particular features of minoan crete.  

so basically their unique way of ding arts, as well as architecture.

permafrost layer, it exists beneath a layer of soil, rock or sediment.