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1375
The Renaissance
a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Masaccio -
Attacking Dualism
the presumption proposed that the human mind and body are two distinct entities that interact with each other to make a person. Rene Descartes -
Evolutionary
Natural selection "survival of the fittest"
Charles Darwin & William James -
Inheritable Traits
Heredity is more important than environment. Sir Francis Galton -
The Greek
The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential treatise on the psyche, called in Greek Περὶ Ψυχῆς (Peri Psyches), in Latin De Anima and in English On the Soul. Aristotle's theory of the "three souls (psyches)" (vegetal, animal, and rational) would rule the field of psychology until the 19th century. -
Structuralism
a theory of consciousness developed by Wilhelm Wundt and his student Edward Bradford Titchener. -
Psychoanalytical
Products of our nonconscious
Alfred Adler -
Biological
Structure of the brain
Roger Sperry -
Functionalism
refers to a general psychological philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person's environment. William James -
Behavorial
Product of experiences
John B Watson -
Social-Cultural
Presence of others
Albert Bandura -
Cognitive
Behavior result process
Guster Fechner -
Humanistic
Focuses on positive regard
Carl Rogers
