Approaches to Psychology

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  • Inheritable Traits

    Inheritable Traits
    Sir Francis Galton
    Inheritable Traits
    characteristic traits passed down
    -holocaust

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism
    Wilhem Wundt
    The study of the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
    -Diary

  • Functionalism

    Functionalism
    William James
    The study of how animals and people adapt to their enviroments.
    -new students

  • Gestalt

    Gestalt
    Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler, Kurt Koffka
    Perception is more thansum of its parts
    -generalization

  • Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis
    Segmund Freud
    Analyzing thoughts and dreams

  • Behaviorism

    Behaviorism
    Ivan Povlov
    How organisms learn and modify

  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Study of mental processes

  • Humanistic Psychology

    Humanistic Psychology
    Maslow, Rogers, May
    Nature over nuture (human rights leader)

  • Psychobiology

    Psychobiology
    Neurologist
    Study of chemicals affect on the brain

  • Sociocultural

    Sociocultural
    Lev Vygotsky
    Influence of cultural and ethnic similarities