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Approaches to Psychology

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  • Structuralism

    Structuralism
    Psychologist: William Wundt
    Interested in the basic elements of human experience
    Describe: Diary
  • Inheritable Tratis

    Inheritable Tratis
    Psychologist: Sir Francis Galton
    A distinguishing quality or characteristic that is transmitted genetically from one generation to the next.
    Describe: Eye color, hair color,
  • Functionalism

    Functionalism
    Psychologist: Willaim James
    How animals and people adapt to their environments.
    Describe: Government, religion
  • Gestalt

    Gestalt
    Psychologist: Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, and Kurt Koffka.
    School of thought that believes all objects and scenes can be observed in their simplest forms.
    Describe: Lights in motion rather than blinking
  • Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis
    Psychologist: Sigmund Freud
    Set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques.
    Describe: Case study, dream analysis.
  • Behaviorism

    Psychologist: Ivan Pavlov
    Focuses on an individual's behavior.
    Describe: Bell=food for a dog
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Psychologist: Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, and Leon Festinger
    Of or relating to cognition
    Describe: solving problems
  • Humanistic Psychology

    Humanistic Psychology
    Psychologist: Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, and Rollo Mary
    Describe: Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Psychobiology

    Psychobiology
    Psychologist: neurologist
    Describe: Nervous system
  • Sociocultural

    Sociocultural
    Psychologist: Lev Vygotsky
    Combining social and cultural factors.
    Describe: morals, life style