William James
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
William James
"One of America's most famous psychologist"
Personal Life
- Was born January 11, 1842 in New York, New York.
- Son of Henry James Sr. who was a Swedenborgianism theologian
- Started medical classes at the Harvard Medical School in 1864
- Married Alice Gibbins in 1878.
- Had a son named Henry James born on May 18th, 1879.
William James Work
- Pragmatism
- Functionalism
- James-Lange Theory of Emotion
- 1st American psychologist
Pragmatism- The value of any truth was utterly dependent upon it's use to the person holding it. Famous work: "What Pragmatism Means"
"Truths emerge from facts, but they dip forward into facts again and add to them; which facts again create or reveal new truth (the word is indifferent) and so on indefinitely. The 'facts' themselves meanwhile are not true. They simply are. Truth is the function of the beliefs that start and terminate among them."
Functionalism- The function of mental processes
James-Lange Theory of Emotion- Stimulus, physical reaction then emotion.
Carl Lange physiologist who developed this with him
"Truths emerge from facts, but they dip forward into facts again and add to them; which facts again create or reveal new truth (the word is indifferent) and so on indefinitely. The 'facts' themselves meanwhile are not true. They simply are. Truth is the function of the beliefs that start and terminate among them."
Functionalism- The function of mental processes
James-Lange Theory of Emotion- Stimulus, physical reaction then emotion.
Carl Lange physiologist who developed this with him
Where James Studied.
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
- Attended Harvard from 1864-1869
- Taught at Harvard from 1873-1907
- Was inspired to start physiology and psychology while in Germany
Why?
- William James originally was becoming a physician.
- This was because he wanted to be a physiologist.
- While in Germany he was inspired and realized his calling was psychology
Influence
- His theory the James-Lange Theory of Emotion
- First American psychologist
- Offered the first psychology course in America
- Taught many important people
- Ex. Theodore Roosevelt, Mary Whiten Calkins, W.E.B. Du Bois
William James Work Today
- I see the James-Lange Theory in everyday life.
- Functionalism is constantly being talked about in all cultures
William James Work Today
- I see the James-Lange Theory in everyday life.
- Functionalism is constantly being talked about in all cultures
WOW!
- He originally wanted to be an artist.
- His godfather was Ralph Waldo Emmerson
- He was the first American psychologist
- Offered the first psychology course in America
- "The first lecture he heard on psychology was the first one he taught"
