Psychology - ANSWERSBetter Understanding of NATURAL INTELLIGENCE through Descriptive,
Mechanistic, Objective analysis
STRUCTURALISM - ANSWERSWilhelm Wundt
-1800-1900's
-Germany
-founded Structuralism approach
STRUCTURALISM: theory of consciousness (Ex: Describing apple: crisp, juicy, round)
-adapted Introspectionism
Introspectionism - ANSWERSUnderstand what a psychological experience is like and break it down to its
simplest elements (Analogy: Chemistry)
FUNCTIONALISM - ANSWERSWilliam James
, - late 1800's early 1900's
-Understand in terms of function (What psychological processes do)
Ex: Mathematical Functions INPUT -> OUTPUT
*Lack of Objectivity
BEHAVIORISM - ANSWERSB.F. Skinner
-1910's-1950's
-Focused on objectivity as much as possible
-Make theories about things you can actually observe: stimuli and response
-focus on objectivity/simplicity
(mostly on animals)
-have as little as inobservable things as possible (Ex: Hunger)
ACUITY - ANSWERSrods low
cones high
CONES - ANSWERScolor receptors
-green
-red
-blue
400-700nm
color corresponds to specific wave length
function to detect certain properties
Additive Color Mixing - ANSWERSColors from adding wave lengths
3 primaries law - ANSWERScolor that is sensed from any single wavelength can always be matched by
mixing together 3 other wave lengths
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