PSYC85H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ewald Hering, Johann Friedrich Herbart
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Herbart (1776-1841: believed math was applicable to psych. Events: made thresholds impt for psych, threshold of consciousness, events below are unconscious, events above are conscious, mental life is interaction of elementary ideas, e. g. blue, sour, different from association because ideas can oppose each other. Ideas that want to be conscious is source of emotions: unwanted ideas in consciousness are unpleasant. Ideas are fluid and always moving: apperception: when mind is aware of ideas, can vary so ideas can be understood later. Herbart"s i nfluence on educational psychology: believed education should instill values, believes psych could help educate, education psychology, laid out rules for instruction, evolved into 5 ways. preparation have to engage apperceptive mass: e. g. give summary pts. so they are not distracted by what was to be learned and focus on material www. notesolution. com. presentation keep interested, because interest is > knowledge. When we have both we want to expand knowledge.
