ANTH 1001 Chapter : Bio 1002 Ch 19 Notes Semester 2
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To discover mind"s structure try to objectively measure one"s own thoughts through self reflective introspection: e. g. report experience while smell or taste. Obviously unreliable: need smart, verbal people and the result would vary from person to person. Psychology: functionalism- study of how the mind functions . how it allows us to adapt, live, work, william james influenced by darwin (natural selection). Thinking, like everything else about humans, developed because it is adaptive. His book the principles of psychology : ideas are always flowing you can not just stop and measure your thinking or conciseness, scientific study of consciousness not possible. Ideas are always flowing in a stream, we can"t objectively measure them. What is psychology defined as by each of these perspectives and who are associated with each: modern version of psychoanalysis, focused on development of sense of self, less emphasis on sexual motivations, still focused on unconscious things, ex.
