Approach Psychologist

Structuralism

Aug 18, 1879

~the theory that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system.
Psychologist:Wilhem wandt

Inheritable Traits

Jan 25, 1883

observable characteristics determined by specific segments of DNA called genes. Psychologist:Galton

Functionalism

Jan 25, 1890

~a theory about the nature of mental states. Mental states are identified by what they do rather than by what they are made of.
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Gestalt

Jan 25, 1900

~an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

Psychoanalysis

Jan 25, 1920

~set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques, created by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and stemming partly from the clinical work of Josef Breuer and others. Psychologist: Sigmund Freud

Behaviorism

Jan 25, 1930

is an approach to psychology which focuses on an individual's behavior. Psychologist: Ivan Pavlov

Cognitive

Jan 25, 1950

the scientific study of mind and mental function, including learning, memory, attention, perception, reasoning, language, conceptual development, and decision making

Humanistic Psychology

Jan 25, 1960

~psychological perspective which rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B. F. Skinner's behaviorism

Psychobiology

Jan 25, 1990

~the application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals

Sociocultural

Jan 25, 2000

~combining social and cultural factors. Psychologist: Lev vygotsky