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  1. Apr 25, 2024 · William James, American philosopher and psychologist, a leader of the philosophical movement of pragmatism and a founder of the psychological movement of functionalism. His Principles of Psychology (1890) anticipated or inspired much 20th-century research in the field. He was the brother of the novelist Henry James.

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  2. Apr 25, 2024 · William James established Harvard’s psychology department, wrote the highly influential book Principles of Psychology (published by both Harvard University Press and Henry Holt), and is seen as the father of functionalism. For William James, psychology was a huge part of life, and his legacy continues at Harvard University.

  3. May 5, 2024 · Structuralism played a role in the drive to make psychology a more experimental science, while functionalism laid the groundwork for the development of behaviorism. By understanding these two schools of thought, you can gain a greater appreciation of how psychology developed into the discipline it is today. 6 Sources.

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  5. Apr 18, 2024 · The work of James and Maslow are seen as central to this movement, and indeed Maslow was active in starting the movement. The term ‘Transpersonal’ was coined by William James, who became known as the ‘father’ of Transpersonal Psychology (Taylor 1996 ), although James died in 1910 before Maslow and Sutich established this area of psychology.

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  6. Apr 20, 2024 · Meet William James, the philosopher who founded pragmatism and brought fresh perspectives to psychology, religion, and ethics. His work challenges us to solve problems by looking at outcomes, making his ideas as useful today as they were a century ago. James’ books, like “The Principles of Psychology” and “The Varieties of Religious ...

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    4 days ago · Attention or focus, is the concentration of awareness on some phenomenon to the exclusion of other stimuli. [1] It is the selective concentration on discrete information, either subjectively or objectively. William James (1890) wrote that "Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several ...

  8. May 1, 2024 · Research by the American psychologist and philosopher William James (1842–1910) led him to distinguish two types of memory: primary, for handling immediate concerns, and secondary, for managing a storehouse of information accumulated over time.

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