PSY 4130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hugo Münsterberg, Mary Whiton Calkins, Forensic Psychology
22 Apr 2016
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To learn psychology was to learn the accepted theology of the day. Intellectual philosophy: psychology became separate discipline b. Influenced by scottish common sense views - thomas reid a. i. John dewey book published, first issue of american journal of psych. James principle of psychology 1890: psychology became empirical science, late 1880"s b. c, psychology began emphasizing individual differences, adaptation to environment, practicality. Functionalism: science emphasizes on individual and evolutionary theory combined into school of functionalism. Never a well-defined school, no recognized leader or methodology. Opposed search for elements of consciousness (which structuralist engaged) Understand function of mind, instead of description of structure: mental processes had a function, to help organism adapt to environment o. Want psych to be practical science, not a pure science. Broadening of psych like research on animals, kids, abnormal humans: accept eclectic methods like mazes-mental tests. Interest in why of mental processes led to concern with motivation.
