PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Empiricism
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Psychology - psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes. Behaviour - any action that can be observed, recorded, and measured. Ration pursuit of truth through logic & reason. Empiricism - the gaining of knowledge through observable facts and experiences. Structuralist - structuralist psychologists break complex phenomena down to their smallest components and then study these components, assuming that if they understand all the parts, they will understand the whole. When perceiving an apple- shiny, firm, red, sweet, round etc. Then perceptions are put together to discover what the source is. Functionalism - functionalist psychologists examine behaviours, traits, and perceptions by asking, what are they for? this focus on purpose was influenced by charles darwin and evolutionary thought .