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ch 11
Question | Answer |
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who believed in a "stream of consciousness" who said that consciousness is personal, continuous, personal, and is constantly changing. According to James,consciousness has a purpose- it makes us better able to survive and adapt to our environment | William James |
who opposed elementism? | William James |
Who Tried to apply his theory of psychology to many new subfields Clinical Psychology,Forensic Psychology ,Industrial Psychology | Munstenberg |
studies and theories that most influenced the transition from functionalism to behaviorism | Thorndike |
Typical animal experiments | were puzzle box experiments |
who was the President of Clark University? | G. Stanley Hall |
who Loved evolutionary theory and applied this idea to many developmental ideas? | G. Stanley Hall |
what was the conclusions Thorndike made? | learning is incremental- occurs a little bit at a time rather than all at once. learning occurs automatically- not mediated by thinking the same principles of learning apply to all mammals, including humans |
what is the law of effect? | states that a satisfying state of affairs strengthened an association. |
Industrial Psychology | first to apply psychology to performance management in business. Dealt with personnel selection techniques methods of increasing work efficiency, and advertising techniques. |
Forensic Psychology | first to apply psychology to legal matters. He also suggested that psychological methods be used in interrogations rather than harsh treatment during interrogation which can lead to false confessions. |
Clinical Psychology | tried to suggest to the patients that they would improve� also he employed something called reciprocal antagonism- which involved strengthening thoughts opposite to those causing the problem.. focused on the overt symptoms. |
what are Important characteristics of functionalism? | functionalists oppose elementism, They are interested in the function of the mind not its static components, Wanted to make psychology a practical science not a pure science. |
who is influenced by Darwin's theory? | functionalists |
who made the practical aspects of psychology known to the public. | Munstenberg |