PSY-P 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Mary Whiton Calkins, American Psychologist, Observer-Expectancy Effect
1 Nov 2017
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Structuralism held that even our most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into elemental structures, or component parts, of sensations and feelings. To identify these structures of conscious thought, titchener trained subjects in a procedure called introspection. Functionalism stressed the importance of how behavior functions to allow people and animals to adapt to their environments. Unlike structuralists, functionalists did not limit their methods to introspection. They expanded the scope of psychology research to include direct observation of living creatures in natural settings. They also examined how psychology could be applied to areas like education, child rearing, and the work environment. Psychoanalysis: emphasized the role of unconscious conflicts in determining behavior and personality. Behaviorism: school of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors, especially as they pertain to the process of learning. Completed all requirements for phd in psychcology but wasn"t accepted into. Harvard because it wasn"t co-ed at the time.
