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Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE
the greeks
aristotle, first to develop a formalized system for reasoning and studying human behavior -
Period: 1400 to
renaissance
refind approach of experimentation,through observation, founders copernucus, galileo -
attacking dualism
Rene Descartes, His main influences for dualism were theology and physics The theory on the dualism of mind and body -
psychoanalytical
sigmud fraud, actions, products of our unconsious desires -
behavioral
b.f. skinner, study of peoples behavior including actions, emotions -
intheritable trait
Founded by Sir Francis Galton . This opened the door to development of personality inventories. Raised the issue of whether behavior is determined by heredity or environment. -
Period: to
structuralism
self observation called introspect to gather information about the mind.founded in germany by Wilhelm Wundt -
functionalism
william james, focused on the function of the mind -
biological
micheal guzzaniga, psychological processes are result of anatomy, bran -
humanistic
abraham maslaw, focusses on positive regard, feeling, love -
cognitive
gustav fechner, our behaviors affected by own mental processes -
evolutionary
explain useful mental, and psycological attempts like memory, perception of language -
social-cultural
qlbert bandara, consits of the beliefs, behaviors, objects and other characteristics