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structuralism
Structuralism in psychology refers to a theory of consciousness developed by Wilhelm Wundt and his mentee Edward Bradford Titchener. -
inheritable traits
Inherited traits are controlled by genes and the complete set of genes within an organism's genome is called its genotype. -
Functionalists
Functionalists studied how animals and people adapt to their environments. -
gestalt
an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. -
psychoanalyst
psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts. -
behaviorist
a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment -
cognitivist
a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior -
humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective which rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B. F. Skinner's behaviorism. -
psychobiologist
a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior -
sociocultural
combining social and cultural factors. -
structuralism
In sociology, anthropology and linguistics, structuralism is the theory that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure.
