Key thinkers
Discover more about pychology’s ‘Key Thinkers’ throughout history.
Automaticity Research: The Key Thinkers Involved
Automaticity is the ability to take actions without occupying the mind with minor details, allowing the mind to become an automatic response pattern. It is usually as a result of learning, repetition and practice. The example of automaticity research discussed here is a study of experienced telegraph operators, which found that with considerable repetition and exercise, the focus of their attention had shifted.
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Fuctional Autonomy: The Key Thinkers Involved
Functional autonomy was the theory of motivation that Allport put forward as an alternative to the more pervasive dynamic psychologies (theories of motivation) that tended to seek the source of mature, human motivation in innate biology.