Describe the contributions of the different schools of psychology (e.g., functionalists) to the current state of cognitive psychology
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Descartes – mind-body problem; Locke – thought is a series of mental images; Berkeley – some concepts are too abstract for mental images; Wundt and Tichner (structuralism) – mental activity can be broken down into basic operations and these could be studied objectively; James (functionalism) – focused on the function of mental activity; behaviorism – experimental techniques; computer science – computer as a model and a research tool
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