PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Evolution, Model Organism, Psychology Today
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Based on the notion that: functionalism. Focused on studying the purpose of consciousness rather than the structure. Would be asking why are you eating the reeses peanut butter cup, what does eating it serve. There is no set method psych was about analyzing consciousness into its basic elements. And then investigate how these elements are related. He liked to analyze and get to the bottom of everything. Structuralists wanted to understand the fundamental components of consciousness (sensation, feelings, images) Breaking down consciousness into its basic elements. Ex. what do you feel-give me every element of consciousness you"re feeling. Not really a good methodology, that"s why this school of thought didn"t go anywhere. Wanted to make psych an independent discipline. Thought that psych"s primary focus was consciousness > became the study of conscious experience. Schools of thought battle continues: psychoanalytic theory: unconscious determinants of behavior. Understanding what"s going on in our consciousness.
