PSYC 308 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Differential Psychology, John Dewey, America One
19 Sep 2016
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Icwa #2: explain how and why american functionalism prevailed over american structuralism and ultimately prepared the way for american behaviorism. In a typically american example of competitiveness, functionalism prevailed over structuralism due to the zeitgeist of the late 1800"s in america, the opposition of structuralism, and the eclectic and pragmatic nature of functionalism. Munsterbug, cattell, and hall advocated functionalism before it was formally initiated by dewey and developed at chicago and columbia. The rise of functionalism ultimately paved the way for behaviourism, since late psychologists like woodworth and thorndike ignited a new focus on behaviour, animal research, and the exclusion of consciousness from theories. Charles darwin"s theory of evolution and william james grandfather of functionalism : A precursor to functionalism was darwin"s theory of evolution and william james"s pragmatic psychology. In the theory of evolution, darwin linked animal structures with functions and ultimately survival, which influenced many functionalist ideas. Inspired by these darwinian notions and with an open-mind, william james.
