final 3: compare/contrast structuralism and functionalism. diff scientific discoveries and theoretical ideas. what influence on modern psych?

Question 1

compare

Answer 1

both look at understanding consciousness

Question 2

characteristics of structuralism: discoveries that led to it

Answer 2

creation of the periodic table

Question 3

characteristics of structuralism: goal of structuralism

Answer 3

break consciousness down into smaller elements

Question 4

characteristics of structuralism: elements

Answer 4

sensations, images, affections

Question 5

characteristics of structuralism: discovered how many elements

Answer 5

40,000

Question 6

characteristics of structuralism: fell apart because

Answer 6

chasing something that doesn’t exist, too narrow and not parsimonious

Question 7

characteristics of functionalism: inspiration

Answer 7

Darwin and theory of evolution

Question 8

characteristics of functionalism: focuses on discovering what

Answer 8

the function of mental and behavioral processes

Question 9

characteristics of functionalism: what kind of application

Answer 9

practical

Question 10

characteristics of functionalism: what kind of scope

Answer 10

broad scope and methodology

Question 11

characteristics of functionalism: fell apart because

Answer 11

absorbed by different areas of psychology

Question 12

impact on modern psychology

Answer 12

research on consciousness, influence on evolutionary psych, applied psych