Approaches to Psychology

By maisonnn
  • 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