Behavioral activities are more of reactions to stimuli and have less to do with cognitive (or brain) processes and more to do with how one acts in a certain environment. Some behavioral activities would include: 1) sitting quietly while in the classroom or in church; 2) opening the door for somebody to walk in ahead of you; 3) using good manners while at a restaurant; 4) helping an old lady cross the street; and, 5) picking up a child that is crying.
4) the following question requires you to write a short essay consisting of a few paragraphs. Compare and contrast structuralism and functionalism by discussing elements such as their definition, founders, and similarities and differences. Edward B. Tichener formally established and gave a name to structuralism, which was first based on Wilhel Wundt's ideas. Structuralism is the first school of psychology and focuses on breaking down the mental processes into more basic parts of consciousness (i.e., introspection).
Functionalism was established as a reaction to structuralism and was founded by William James as well as Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory. Functionalism, unlike structuralism, explains the mental processes in a systematic and correct manner. It...
Functionalists, rather, focus on the purpose of consciousness and behavior. Unlike structuralism, it emphasizes the differences between people.
Structuralism was the fist major school of thought in psychology and had a big influence on experimental psychology. Functionalism influenced behaviorism and applied psychology.
5) the following question requires you to write a short essay consisting of a few paragraphs. Explain how you would test the hypothesis that infants who listen to classical music develop better math skills. Describe what kind of studies, groups, and method(s) of observation you would use. Identify your independent and dependent variables. In order to test the hypothesis that infants who listen to classical music develop better math skills, a case study would have to take place. First of all, a group of babies would have to be selected to listen to the classical music. The infants would then be exposed to the music for a certain length of time (for example, every day for one hour). The study would have to wait until the infants grew old enough to have their math skills tested. Independent variable is the music. The dependent variable…
