Approach Psychologist

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism

    ~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

    Inheritable Traits

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

    Functionalism

    ~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

    Gestalt

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

    Psychoanalysis

    ~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

    Behaviorism

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

    Cognitive

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

    Humanistic Psychology

    ~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

    Psychobiology

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

    Sociocultural

    ~combining social and cultural factors. Psychologist: Lev vygotsky