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Structuralism
-study about the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
-ex: diary, goals -
Inheritable Traits
-study of how people pass down traits to their children
-ex: holocaust -
Functionalism
-study about how animals and people adapt to their environments -
Gesalt
-study of how sensations are assembled into perceptual expereinces
-ex: when people see a chair, they recognize it as a whole rather than noticing its legs, seat, or other components -
Psychoanalysis
-study of how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts
-ex: analyzing dreams -
Behaviorism
-study of how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment (learned behavior) -
Cognitive
-study of how we procces, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior -
Humanistic Pyschology
-study and belief that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieveing personal growth. -
Pyschobiology
-study of how the brain, the nervous system, hormones, and genetics influence our behavior.
-ex: neurologist -
Sociocultural
-involves studying the influence of culural and ethinic similaritites and differences in behavior and social functioning
