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Functionalism-believed that consciousness and mental processes have adaptive significance of functions and also affect thought and behavior. i. First American Psychologist AND wrote the first psychology textbook- Principles of Psychology
A psychological perspective that views behavior and personality as the products of enduring psychological characteristics. Exm: View common among psychologists why do mental testing. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Psychology, Empirical Approach, Pseudopsychology and more.
Behavioral genetics (Psychological perspective) how genes & environment are created from unconscious drives & conflicts. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Psychology, Scientific method, Wundt and more.
Psychology Historical Test 1. 1) helps to understand why modern psy has so many different movements. 2) helps integrate the areas and issues that constitute modern psy. 3) provides a fascinating story on its own. Click the card to flip 👆.
On the basis of theories of categorization ( Rosch, 1975 ), concept formation ( Medin & Smith, 1984 ), and action identification ( Vallacher & Wegner, 1987 ), we view high-level construals as relatively abstract, coherent, and superordinate mental representations, compared with low-level construals.
Why is it important to study the history of psychology? a. For a deeper understanding of concepts and ideas, to recognize fads, and to avoid the repetition of mistakes
Psychological distance was first defined in Trope and Liberman's Construal Level Theory (CLT). However, Trope and Liberman only identified temporal distance as a separator. This has since been revised to include four categories of distance: spatial, social, hypothetical, and informational distances.
