Psychology: A History (Structuralism, Functionalism and Psychoanalysis)
Structuralism
Studied consciousnesses rather than nerve mind
Who studied Functinalism
William James, influenced by Darwin at Harvard
What does Functionalism, Structuralism and Psychoanalysis have in common (2)
all limited by introspection focused on consciousness and mental process rather than behaviour
What was the limiting factor of fuctionalism
it relied on introspection
What was hysteria
motor control and cognitive function impaired with no true cause
Charcot and Janet would do what with ill patients
put them under hypnosis and their second conscious would come through
What was the purpose of Functionalism
What was the function of consciousness rather than structure (Logical reasoning, cognitive flexibility, memory and learning are our minds adaptive purpose)
Who Studied this and became the Founder of Psychology
Wilhem Wundt
What did your conscious and unconscious mind control
conscious: decisions unconscious: influences thought, feelings and actions: why you're anxious. Based of childhood experiences
What was Psychoanalysis
focused on bringing unconsious thought into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorder
Freudion Slip
slip of tongue that revealed unconscious though/ feeligns
Fuctionalism
study of the function that mental processes serve in enabling people to adapt to enviroment
Wundt used Introspection, what was Introspection
subjected observation of ones experience (raw sensation compared to interpretation)
What was Sigmund Freud theory about multiple consiousness
the Theory of Psychoanalysis
What was the problem with Introspection
very subjective because no two people experience things the same way
Theory of Psychoanalysis
we have two types of consciousness, conscious and unconscious