AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which school are these criticisms of?1. School did not last.2. Method of introspection (sei) was problematic.3. Excluded animals.
A
Structuralism
B
Voluntarism
C
Functionalism
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main critique of structuralism was its focus on introspection as the method by which to gain an understanding of conscious experience. Critics argue that self-analysis was not feasible, since introspective students cannot appreciate the processes or mechanisms of their own mental processes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structuralism is the first school of thought in Psychology. It is a theory of consciousness that was found and developed in Germany. It represented psychology as a separate field and differentiated it from Philosophy. Wilhelm Wundt is often credited with the establishment of structuralism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Structuralist School of Thought The focus of structuralism was on reducing mental processes down into their most basic elements. The structuralists used techniques such as introspection to analyze the inner processes of the human mind.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humanistic/Gestalt: Carl Rogers. Psychoanalytic school: Sigmund Freud. Systems psychology: Gregory Bateson, Felix Guattari.

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