Dynamic psychology
Psychological knowledge
Begins with investigation of nature of the stimulus and the response
(external, objective)
Most important part: the living organism
Acts to determine response
Subject matter: consciousness and behavior
Introspection necessary to know what occurs inside the organism
Observational and experimental methods also necessary
Dynamic psychology
Elaborated on Dewey and James
Concerned with motivation
Emphasized physiological events underlying behavior
Focused on cause-and-effect relationships
Psychologyís goal: determine why people behave as they do
Viewpoint not a protest; was an extension, elaboration, synthesis
| Previous slide | Next slide | Back to first slide | View graphic version |