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Historical Perspective in Psychology Project

  • Attacking Dualism
    17 BCE

    Attacking Dualism

    Rene Descartes. Disagreed with the dualistic approach of mind and being two separate entities. Argued that the mind controlled the body and together they formed our experiences.
  • The renaissance
    14 BCE

    The renaissance

    Refined approach of experimintation through observation. Contributers: Galileo and Copernicus
  • The greeks
    5 BCE

    The greeks

    Greek philosophers set the time frame for psychology by discovering that human behavior was controlled more by our mind than by gods philosopher include Socrates and Aristotle.
  • Inheritable traits

    Inheritable traits

    Francis Galton's writings questioned if behavior is determined by heredity or environment. Claimed the genius trait ran in families.
  • Evolutionary

    Evolutionary

    Charles Darwin, natural selection "survival of the fittest".
  • Structuralism

    Structuralism

    Wilhelm Wundt credited for making psychology its own field of study.
  • Functionalism

    Functionalism

    William James published "The principles of psychology" which focused on the function of the mind and purposes behavior.
  • Psychoanalytical

    Psychoanalytical

    Alfred Ader. We are products of our non conscious desires of sec danger.
  • Biological

    Biological

    Micheal Gazzaninga, behavior based on thinking of the brain.
  • Behavioral

    Behavioral

    John B Watson, product of experiences.
  • Social-Cultural

    Social-Cultural

    Albert Bandura is the founder of social cultural and Is the presence of others.
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive

    Gustav Fechaer claims cognitive is the behavior based on thinking process.
  • Humanistic

    Humanistic

    Abraham Maslow, focuses on positive regard, feeling, love, and self acceptance.