Approaches to Psychology timeline

Mar 29, 1879

Structuralism

Study of Psychology through the analyzation of basic behaviors and thought process.
Jan 25, 1883

Inheriatble Traits

Stduy of Psychology using tools to differentiate traits transmitted through genetics and others that are not.
Jan 25, 1890

Functionalism

Study of Psychology through the way people and animals adapt to their environment.
Jan 25, 1900

Gestalt

German Psycologist including Max wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler and Kurt Koffa disagreed with the idea that perception is a sum of parts, rather they belived it is a whole patern. For example, when we look at a chair we see a chair. Not the legs, cushion, and back of the seat.
Jan 25, 1920

psychoanalysis

A set of psychological theroies and associated techniques that have to do with analyzing thoughts.
Jan 25, 1930

Behaviorism

The idea and branch of psychological approaches that any behavior can be taught through ways of manipulating the brain.
Jan 25, 1959

Cognitive

Study of how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influnence our behavior.
Jan 25, 1960

Humanistic Psychology

Belief that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth.
Jan 25, 1990

Psychobiology

Study of physical and chemical changes in the body and how it affects our brains.
Jan 25, 2000

Socioculture

Study of cultural influnces

Structuralism