Ch1 sort of Flashcards
Structuralism
Who
What?
Focuses on primary sensations and perceptions
Wundt
Father of psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
A method of exploring the conscious mental processes
Introspection
Functionalism…who? What?
Study of the function rather than the structure of consciousness was interested in how our minds adapt to changing environment
William James
Gestalt approach-three guys &what is it
Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, & Kurt Koffka
Emphasized that perception is more than the sum of its parts and studied how sensations are assembled into meaningful experiences
John B Watson
Behavioralism which focused on objective, scientific analysis of observable behaviors
Mary Calkins
Was not given her Ph D even though she completed the requirements
Ruth Howard
First African American woman to receive a ph d in psychology
George Sanchez
Intelligence tests were biased by culture