Does it REALLY help?
Assignment Objectives:
- Recognize major historical events, theoretical perspectives and figures in psychology and their link to trends in current research.
Watch the following video, then read and follow the instructions below:
Instructions:
Functionalism is a school of thought that considers mental and behavioral structures to each serve a purpose. So, rather than looking at the structure of the mind, functionalists are primarily concerned with how each structure helps us adapt to our environment. For FIVE of the following mental constructs, clearly and logically describe a purpose served by the construct. For example: Color vision is useful because it allows us to more easily tell if fruit is ripe. Fruit is a main staple of our diet so this ability helps us (pre grocery store) to find food more easily.
- pain
- shyness
- love
- anger
- fear
- laughter
- socializing
- dreaming
- memory
- hunger
