psychology study guide
Subject:
Psychology [1]
Tags:
anatomy [2]
Mind [3]
Biology [4]
Endocrine system [5]
neuroscience [6]
Mental processes [8]
Anxiety [9]
Stress [10]
Mirror neuron [11]
Hypothalamus [12]
brain [13]
health [14]
*Functionalism formed as a reaction to the theories of the structuralist school of thought and was heavily influenced by the work of William James. Major functionalist thinkers included John Dewey and Harvey Carr. Instead of focusing on the mental processes themselves, functionalist thinkers were instead interested in the role that these processes play. *Behaviorism Behaviorism became a dominant school of thought during the 1950s. It was based upon the work of thinkers such as: John B. Watson Ivan Pavlov B. F. Skinner