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- Jochelle Joseph: 320045366
- Morita Andrew: 320017054
- Institution: University of the West Indies Group: One (1) Course instructor: Mr. Garfield Grant Date: June 19th, 2022Would you CARE to FICS the stages of team development
- Shanique Slater:320029447
- Carissa Gumbs: 320050635
- Kenroy Williams: 320036883
- What is structuralism?
- Is structuralism one of the theories miss?
- Good morning class, today we will be discussing early theories in psychology. There are two major theories, can anyone tell me what they are?
- Yes it is Babs. Good Job!
- Well, I read somewhere that structuralism was developed by a German scientist Wilhelm Wundt and his theory states that “conscious experiences can be understood by breaking down the experiences into basic elements” (Lopez-Garrido, 2021, para. 2). The theory was further developed by a student of Wundt, Edward Titchener.
- I know this one! According to Wundt, the main component of structuralism is introspection which is self-observation of one’s conscious thoughts to gain insight as to how they work (Lopez -Garrido, 2021, para. 7). Introspection was used to study feelings and sensations (Cherry, 2021, para. 15). In Titchener’s development of structuralism he concluded that there were three kinds of mental components that could be considered to constitute conscious experience namely sensations (components of discernments), images (components of thoughts) and affections (expressions of warmth which are components of emotions) (Lopez-Garrido, 2021, para.13).
- That’s right Babs! Now lets discuss the main components of structuralism.
- Additionally class, the three main components of conscious experiences mentioned by Joella can be further broken down by properties: quality (distinguishments), intensity (scale of perception), duration (length of time), and clearness (how much attention is given) (Lopez - Garrido, 2021, para.13). Further, associationism , which is how elements interact together was used by Titchener to explain conscious experiences (Lopez-Garrido, 2021, para. 13). Alright class! Great job! Let’s move on to the second theory!
- Sheesh!! that’s a ton of information! Brain overload!
- Woah! How do you know so much about this?
- Must be nice having a teacher as a mom
- Jochelle it’s great that you take such an active role in your learning and you have someone to help you. So , are you able to tell us what the main components of functionalism are?
- Well my mom is a Psychology lecturer at the University of the West I ndies and I sometimes attend her lectures.
- Great job Jochelle! We have now come to the end of our class today. See you guys next week for our discussion on Sigmund Freud and his contribution to psychology!
- Sure thing miss! Functionalism examines how the mind functions in different environments, the purpose of consciousness and behavior and how things work together as well as explains behaviours in evolutionary terms” (Cherry, 2021, para. 15 ). Lastly, functionalism uses objective techniques to explore memories and emotions (Cherry, 2021, para. 15).
- Oh! that's so cool!
- ReferencesCherry, K. (2021, August 16). What were functionalism and structuralism? Verywellmind. https://www.verywellmind.com/structuralism-and-functionalism-2795248Lopez-Garrido, G. (2021, January 7). Structuralism and Titchener. Simply psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/structuralism.htmlRuhl , C. (2020, Sept 28). William James biography and contributions to psychology. Simply Psychology. www.simplypsychology.org/william-james.html
- Will you just listen Dexter! This is interesting. The second theory is functionalism. It was developed as an opposing response to structuralism by American scientist , William James. It is “concerned with explaining the function or purpose of certain forms of behavior, namely that of consciousness or our internal mental states. This theoretical perspective on psychology sought causal relationships between internal states such as being happy and external behaviors such as laughter” (Ruhl, 2020, para.32).
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