FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James

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FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James His Principles of Psychology (1890) is 1200 pages in 2 volumes which took 12 years to complete Was to be a two-year project, a text book of psychology Psychology: The Briefer Course, was an 1892 abridgement

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Pragmatism The belief that if an idea works, it is valid Radical empiricism All consistently reported aspects of human experience are worthy of study Opposed Wundt’s approach to psychology Specifically challenged Wundt’s experiential not cultural psychology.

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Central Ideas Stream of consciousness Personal to the individual Continuous; cannot be divided up for analysis Always changing Selective; some events are selected for further consideration while others are not Functional; purpose is to aid the individual in adapting to the environment.

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Central Ideas Study of the Self Three components of self (empirical self) Material self : Body, family, and all things owned Social self: Self known by others; many social selves Spiritual self : State of consciousness, one’s own subjective reality The self as a knower is the awareness of one’s empirical self. He was among the first to examine self-esteem.

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Central Ideas Habits (instincts) are formed as an activity is repeated. He had a neurophysiological explanation of habit formation. Theory of emotion Event (stimulus) causes a bodily reaction/behavior, which is then experienced as an emotion. Science must assume determinism, including psychology, but for certain approaches, the assumption of free will might be fruitful.

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Speculations An idea of an action precedes and causes that action. In most cases, ideas and actions flow immediately and automatically producing habitual or reflexive behavior For voluntary behavior, ideas of various behavioral possibilities are retained from previous experiences The recollection and selection (by mental effort) of a behavior is a prerequisite to voluntary behavior.

II. FUNCTIONALISM AT HARVARD A. William James Speculations Pragmatism is the cornerstone of functionalism. Behaviors, thoughts, or beliefs must be judged by their consequences. If it works for the individual than it is appropriate. Truth must be judged by its effectiveness in the situation. What works is true for that circumstance.

FUNCTIONALISM AT CLARK B. Francis Sumner and Kenneth Clark G Stanley Hall’s last Ph.D. students First African American psychologist and taught at Howard University Sumner supervised Kenneth Clark Kenneth B. (1914 - 2005) and Mamie P. Clark (1917-1983) Known for their 1940s studies using dolls to assess children's race attitudes. The work contributed to the Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation in public education was unconstitutional. Francis Sumner Kenneth Clark