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Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar. Why did applied psychology develop under functionalism and not under structuralism? In your opinion, if psychology had remained focused on the mind’s structures, would these concepts have eventually been applied to the way we live our lives? Furthermore, do you think the mind’s functions are more important than its structures? Why or why not? Be sure that your response contrasts functionalism and structuralism and their essential concepts. In your replies to your classmates, share a quote from your course materials that either supports or challenges their opinions. Then explain whether you agree or disagree with your classmates, and why. Here are the 2 classmates posts that need replies: Post #1-From Hallie: With functionalism, applied psychology was able to go a little deeper than with structuralism. Functionalism deals with the function of the mind and how it can adapt to the environment. However, structuralism only focuses on the basic elements of the mind and the structure of the mind. Applying psychology to functionalism made more sense because a person can be observed through their daily life. This could also be where the aspect of nature vs. nature comes in. If psychology had remained focused on the mind’s structures, I do think it would have been applied to our daily lives. Especially if it is all we have ever known. No new research has come of it, so we are only going to do what we know, within reason. I do believe the mind’s functions are more important than the structures, but they can both be equally important mainly because they represent the entire mind. It shows why and how we do these things. Schultz, D. P., & Schultz, S. E. (2016). A history of modern psychology (11th ed.). Cengage Learning. Post #2-From Samantha: Functionalism was more suited to have applied psychology develop under it rather than structuralism because a main aspect of functionalism has to do with how the mind works rather than concepts. It makes it more conducive to psychological research. I feel that mind’s functions and structures can at times work together, for example when a person has Dementia amyloid plaque begins to develop on what was seen formerly as a normal brain. Those who have this medical condition were likely normal seeming individuals but this condition has changed both the function and the structure of their brain. Schultz, and Schultz (2012). A history of modern psychology. Textbook Readings Chapters 6, 7, and 8 in Schultz and Schultz, A History of Modern Psychology Videos That Accompany Textbook Chapters Each of these videos gives an overview of the related chapter of your text. ●Hatala Testing. (2016, May 29). Chapter 6: Functionalism: Antecedent influences [Video]. YouTube. ●Hatala Testing. (2016, May 31). Chapter 7: Functionalism: Development and founding [Video]. YouTube. ●Hatala Testing. (2016, June 14). Chapter 8: Applied psychology: The legacy of functionalism [Video]. YouTube.
