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A new science is born: the contributions of wundt & hall. The battle of the schools begins structuralism vs. functionalism. Functionalism based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function/purpose of consciousness, not the structure. Led by american william james: author of principles of psych (1890) most influential work, believed psych is embedded in network of culture and intellectual influences. Behaviorism theoretical orientation based on premise that scientific psych should only include observable behavior founded by john b. watson: abandon study of consciousness altogether. Scientific method (verifiability: behavior refers to any observable (overt) response or activity by an organism, watson believed one could study what people do or say, but not their thoughts and wishes, nature vs. nurture. 2 decades before watson: moved towards animal subjects exercise more control, opposing schools in germany gestalt psych focus on perception (consciousness) and freudian psych.
