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500 BCE
The Greeks
The name was given to the people of Greece by the Romans. -
1300
The Renaissance
The founder was Masaccio. The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic,political and economic rebirth. -
Attacking Dualism
Attacking dualism holds that the mind is a nonphysical and therefore, non spatial substance. The founder was Rene Descartes. -
Functionalism
The founder was Edward B. Titchener. Functionalism is the perspective in sociology according to which society consists of different. -
Psychoanalytical
The psychoanalytical approach lasted between 1856-1939. The founder of the psychoanalytical approach was Sigmund Freud. This approach focuses on the acts of our unconscious desires. -
Behavioral
The behavioral approach lasted between 1878 and 1958. The founders of this approach were B.F. Skinner, John B. Watson, and Ivan Paviov. This approach focuses on the study and alteration of peoples behaviors. -
Inheritable Traits
The founder is Gregor Mendel. An inherited trait is a feature or characteristic of an organism that has been passed on to in its genes. -
Biological
This approach was founded during the 1960s. It was founded by Michael Gazzaniga. This approach focuses on psychological processes that result in the anatomy of the brain. -
Humanistic
The founder of the humanistic approach was Abraham Maslow. This approach focuses on positive regard. -
Cognitive
The founder of this approach was Gustav Fechner and he founded this approach in 1967. This approach focuses on how our mental process affects our behavior. -
Evolutionary
The evolutionary approach was founded on 1973. The founders of this approach were Charles Darwin and William James. This approach focuses on psychology that attempts to explain useful, mental and physical attempts. -
Social-Cultural
This approach was founded in 1977 by Albert Bandura. This approach consists of the believes, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics.