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AP PSYCH
Mod 1
4
Psychology
12th Grade
06/09/2011

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structuralism

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early field of psychology (late 1800s) that used introspection (self-reflection) to study the mind

 

people were supposed to reflect on their feelings, emotions, thoughts as their mind processed incoming information--NOT very scientific or reliable way to measure the mind!! People don't always know what's going on in their own brains!

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functionalism

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William James                                                    Mod 1

 

early psychology that examined functions of thoughts, memories and feelings to understand the mind

 

James believed thinking was an adaptation chosen by natural selection/survival of the fittest

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empiricism

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Knowledge is derived from information received by the 5 senses

 

I know about my environment because I observe it through sight, sounds, smell, feel...

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Wilhelm Wundt

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                                                       MOD 1

 

1st psychology experiment; measure physical response vs. conscious response to audio stimulus (found 1/10th second delay meaning it takes longer to be aware of what our brain knows than for our brain to know something!)

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