schools of psychology & founders. psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Schools of Psychology & Founders
![Page 2: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
![Page 3: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Structuralism: Wilhelm Wundt
Interested in the basic elements of the human experience
Introspection: Reporting your thoughts in a controlled situation
My psychology teacher is
weird
![Page 4: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Functionalism: William James
Actions of conscious mind & goals of behavior
Functionalists study how animals adapt to their environments
Father of U.S. psychology
![Page 5: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Sir Francis GaltonCoined the principle of nature vs. nurture
Examines abilities people are born with
![Page 6: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Psychoanalytic Psychology: Sigmund FreudUnconscious motivations/ conflicts are responsible for most human behavior
![Page 7: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Behavioralists:
Study how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment.
![Page 8: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Ivan Pavlov:
Famous for his experiments on dogs.
![Page 9: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
John Watson
Known for his experiment on baby Albert.
![Page 10: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
B.F. Skinner: introduced the concept of reinforcement
Reinforcement: A response to a behavior that increases the likelihood of it being repeated
![Page 11: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Humanists: Maslow & Rogers
Believe that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
People are unique
![Page 12: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Abraham Maslow
Became known for his hierarchy of needs.
![Page 13: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Carl Rogers
Person-centered therapy
![Page 14: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Cognitive Psychology: Piaget
Focus on how the brain processes, stores and uses info. and how that influences people’s thinking
![Page 15: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Biological Psychology
Psychobiologists: Study how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior.
![Page 16: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Gestalt Psychology: Kohler & Koffka
Studied how sensations are assembled into parts
Gestalt means “whole pattern”
![Page 17: Schools of Psychology & Founders. Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062408/56649e695503460f94b66792/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Sociocultural Psychology
Studies the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning