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What was the first school of psychology and who founded it?
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Structuralism, William Wundt
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What are the basic principles of structuralism?
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- break things down to understand them better
- understand how components react with one another - understand how components work to create the whole |
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What is cognitive psychology?
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This is based on Wundt's idea that complex mental processes can be understood as sequences of more elementary processes and that the latter can be measured as reaction times
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What is the second school of psychology called that started in the 1900s and who founded it?
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Functionalism, William James
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What does functionalism do?
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It emphasizes the purpose and function of the mind. Every aspect of personality and ability is caused by the function of fulfilling a need. There is a major emphasis on introspection.
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