ch 5 Flashcards
what did historians refer to the transition from the late 19th to the beginning of the 20th century as
the emergence of “mass society” and “modernity”
how was psych used for justifications of racial and ethnic inequalities
the Coca-Cola’s caffeine case
progressivism
a deep belief that humans and their society can be improved through social reform, education, and opportunity available to all people
what were the 3 aims of psych practitioners?
- public visibiliy
- building reputation
- seeking funding
what were the 3 areas of research in psych
- Experimental studies of sensation, perception, memory, etc.
- Measurement of psychological abilities
- Studies of abnormal psychological symptoms
functionalism
focusing on the dynamic purposes of psychological experience rather than on its structure
william james’ defintion/views of psych
The science of mental life focusing on its phenomena (such as feelings, desires, cognitions, reasoning, and decisions) and on the conditions in which these phenomena take place
what were mary calkins 3 founding concepts of self psych
- the self
- the object
- that of the self’s relation or attitude toward that object
homology
theory that all animals have similar organs and differ only in complexity
evolutionary theories challenged what?
creationism: view that explains the creation of the universe and of all living organisms as an act of God
The controversial impact of evolutionary ideas was especially noticeable in the development of the principles of
social engineering
social engineering
use of science by the government or other social institutions to improve society through policies.
eugenics
coined by galton, theory proposing the ways of societal improvement by improving people;s hereditary features
why did frederick taylor believe workers tend to perform slowly than they could have
because of a natural inclination of people to do less when they are unsupervised
taylorism
Everything must be regulated: every operation, movement, and step
