The Structure of Behavior
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The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Structure of Behavior canonical | 1 |
| The Structure of Behavior (English edition) | 1 |
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Target entity: The Structure of Behavior Context triple: [Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notableWork, The Structure of Behavior]
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Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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C.
The ABC of Psychology
The ABC of Psychology is an introductory psychology book by C. K. Ogden that explains fundamental psychological concepts in a clear, accessible manner.
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radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
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Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Structure of Behavior Target entity description: The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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A.
Principles of Physiological Psychology
Principles of Physiological Psychology is Wilhelm Wundt’s foundational work that helped establish psychology as an experimental and scientific discipline by linking mental processes to physiological mechanisms.
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B.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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C.
The ABC of Psychology
The ABC of Psychology is an introductory psychology book by C. K. Ogden that explains fundamental psychological concepts in a clear, accessible manner.
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D.
radical behaviorism
Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
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E.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cognitive science
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| addresses |
mind–body problem
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psychophysical relations ⓘ relation between organism and environment ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
mechanistic accounts of behavior
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purely intellectualist accounts of consciousness ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Merleau-Ponty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
form
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organization of behavior ⓘ structure ONDG ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
embodied cognition
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philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
empiricism
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intellectualism ⓘ |
| followedBy | Phenomenology of Perception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
phenomenology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of psychology ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Structure of Behavior
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Structure of Behavior (English edition)
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| hasPart |
analysis of Gestalt structures
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analysis of reflex behavior ⓘ critique of behaviorist psychology ⓘ critique of classical physiology ⓘ discussion of symbolic behavior ⓘ |
| influenced |
embodied cognitive science
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later phenomenology of perception ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
NERFINISHED
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Gestalt psychology NERFINISHED ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
behavior
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embodiment ⓘ perception ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
hierarchical levels of behavior
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integration of organism and world ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
La structure du comportement
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surface form:
La Structure du comportement
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| philosophicalTradition |
French philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| positionOnBehavior | behavior is structured and meaningful ⓘ |
| positionOnPerception | perception is embodied and situated ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| rejects |
Cartesian dualism
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reductive behaviorism ⓘ |
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