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| The idea that all knowledge is gained from sense-experience, meaning that we are born as a "blank slate" and that only through experience can one gain knowledge to grow. |
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| Who are some of the more famous philospohers/psychologists associated with empiricism? |
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| Aristotle, Robert Boyle, and Robert Locke to name a few. |
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| The earliest formed method of psychology that used introspection as a means to explore the depths of the mind through sensation (smell, taste, etc.). It was believed to be successful in that it took steps to better understand the mind little by little, not all at once. |
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| What psychologist developed structuralism? |
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| Functionalism (relation to behavior and experiences) |
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| Functionalism is an early school of psychology that studied how mental and behavioral processes function and how they allow for us to adapt, survive and flourish.It is important to note that Funcitionalism deals with the relationship between experiences and behavior. Behavioral patterns are leaned and maintained because the organism 'realizes' that the outcome is successful. When this occurs, the action is repeated and eventually becomes automatic. |
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| What psychologist founded functionalism? |
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| A subfield of psychology that studies behaviors and thinking by experimental processes. |
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| Which psychologist helped to develop experimental psychology? Describe the experiment he did in order to do so. |
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| William Wundt. His experiment involved a machine that measured peoples' reaction times between hearing a noise and pressing a button. (see notes) |
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| An early form of psychology that focuses on the belief that all psychological work should be observational, and not consider mental processes. While observation is a part of psychology, it is now understood that one should definitely focus on the mental processes of the individual. |
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