Structuralism And Functionalism

Question 1

Edward B. titchener

Answer 1

(1867-1927)
- wanted to integrate empiricism and Wundts Ganzheit
- structuralist psychology consisted of him and his students, school broke after his death
- everything had an image (you’re blue green with stars)
- 3 bio approaches: morphological, functional, developmental

Question 2

Discovery of basic sensation

Answer 2

• mind is nothing but the collection of sensation
• basic traditional senses and everything traces to them

Question 3

Connections of basic components

Answer 3

• rejected associationists assumed the connections between meaningful concepts
  Studied meaningless concepts only

Question 4

Functioning of the mind

Answer 4

• tichtener says introspection is only capable of the description of mind

Question 5

WILLIAM JAMES

Answer 5

(1842-1910)
Founder of functionalism
- breaking up with the psychology of consciousness and its atomistic associationistic approach
-> idea of evolution to psychological phenomena (nervous system, active rather than passive)
- functions are more important than content
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