8: James and US Psychology Flashcards
What was James’ idea of pragmatism?
He argued that thought is an interaction between the mind and the world, not our interpretation of reality
Scientific ideas can never be certain but we belive them to varying extents
Truth is plural
What did James argue in his work Principles of Psychology?
Psychology should be a guide for living
Conscious self Stream of consciousness Habit formation Emotion Willpower
In his work, Principles of Psychology, what did James say about the stream of consciousness?
Our thoughts are unmediated and not pre-packaged into sentances
We never experiance the same idea or sensation twice
You can’t seperate consciousness into discrete sections
Why was James against introspection?
You can’t seperate consciousness into discrete sections as it’s a continious stream
In his work, Principles of Psychology, what did James say about emotion?
It’s a concequence of the psychological effects associated with expression, not the cause
Distress is followed by bodily changes so if we change our movmements, we can aleviate distress
Why do i dislike James as a human?
He said that depressed people can just stop being depressed
What is the structuralism vs functionalism debate?
Functionalism: James’ idea of the mind serving some kind of function
Structuralism: Wundt’s idea that we can break the mind down into seperate componants
Why was Ladd-Franklin excluded from the Experimentalists?
She was a woman
