The Major Emphasis of Functionalism Was

question 67

Multiple Choice

The major emphasis of functionalism was

• A) the unconscious.
• B) the function of conscious mental experience.
• C) the perception of whole units or patterns.
• D) the analysis of the basic elements of conscious mental experience.

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Definitions:

Antecedents

Refer to events or conditions that occur before a behavior, influencing its occurrence.

Sporadically

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned.