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18 Cards in this Set
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Functionalism
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- came from the work of Darwin & Galton
- Shift to the uS |
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Herbert Spencer
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- Social Darwinism
- Survival of the fittest - synthetic philosophy - compatible with zeitgeist |
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synthetic philosophy
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- spencer's idea that knowledge and experience can be explained in terms of evolutionary principles
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how was social Darwinism compatible with zeitgeist?
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- belief in free enterprise, self sufficiency
- land available to those able to take it and make a living from it - pioneer nation (westward explansion) |
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William James
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wealthy, traveled, explored numerous interests,
ushered psych to the U.S. founded no formal system interest in supernatural |
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William James
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first lecture he heard on psych was by himself
he hated lab work no instruction in psych |
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Why was william james influentiaL?
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but he was still influential b/c he opposed wundt's goals & offered an alternative view and had a good writing style
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The Principles of Psychology
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very influential
but wundt and titchenere rejected it wrote what become the central tenet of functionalism |
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Stream of Conciousness
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James's idea that conciousness is a continuous flowing process and that any attempt to reduce it to elements will distort it.
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What are James's other contributions?
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- embraced the emotions
- multiple methods in psychology - emphasis on pragmatic ( |
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James-Lang Theory
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Bodily expression directly follows the perception of the emotion-provoking events
stimulus - physio changes - cerebral cortex - emotion |
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Cannon- Bard Theory
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Stimulus perceived and then emotional experience
I see a man outside my window. I am afraid. I begin to perspire. |
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How was functionamlism founded?
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the chicago school
dewey and angelle arrived at the university of chicago |
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John Dewey
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criticized reductionist approaches to psychology
experience must be understood in a naturalistic context analysis of the reflex arc |
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James Rowland Angell
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Maturing of Functionalism
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Angell -- what does functional psychology examine?
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Mental operations
Utilities of consciousness Psychophysical relations |
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Robert Sessions Woodworth
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introduced dynamnic psycholoy to functionaLism
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dynamic psychology
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elaborated on the teachings of john dewy and william james
concerned with influence of casual factors and motivations on feelings and behaviors |
