Mentalism (psychology)
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In psychology
, mentalism refers to those branches of study that concentrate on mental perception and thought processes, like cognitive psychology
. This is in opposition to disciplines, such as behaviorism
, that see psychology as a structure of causal relationships to conditioned responses and seek to prove this hypothesis through scientific methods and experimentation.
John Kihlstrom defines mentalism as the belief that mental states are to action as cause is to effect—that mental states cause action.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, mentalism refers to those branches of study that concentrate on mental perception and thought processes, like cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental processes.It is the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems.Cognitive psychology differs from previous psychological approaches in two key ways....
. This is in opposition to disciplines, such as behaviorism
Behaviorism
Behaviorism , also called the learning perspective , is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things that organisms do—including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior...
, that see psychology as a structure of causal relationships to conditioned responses and seek to prove this hypothesis through scientific methods and experimentation.
John Kihlstrom defines mentalism as the belief that mental states are to action as cause is to effect—that mental states cause action.