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Structuralism
Study of the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences. A psychologist that used this approach was Wilhelm Wundt. -
Inheritable Traits
The distinguishing of characteristics from one generation to the next generation. A psychologist that studied this approach was Sir Francis Galton. -
Functionalism
The study of how animals and people adapt to their environments. A psychologist that studied this approach was William James. -
Gestalt
An approach developed by German psychologist that disagreed with the structuralism and behaviorism approaches. They believed that perception is more than the sum of its parts but is a whole pattern. The psychologist that founded this approach were Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, and Kurt Koffka. -
Psychoanalysis
The analyzing of thoughts. A psychologist that used this approach was Sigmund Freud. -
Behaviorism
Behaviorism is how organisms learn or modify their behavior. It in cases the idea that anything can be taught. A psychologist that studied this approach was Ivan Parlov. -
Cognitive
This approach focused on how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how this information influences thinking, language, problem solving, and creativity. Some psychologist that used this approach were Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, and Leon Festinger. -
Humanistic Psychology
This approach was based on the nuture not nature principle. Contains the concept that you decide what you want. Some humanists were Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, and Rollo May. -
Psychobiology
The psychobiology perspective is someone who studies chemical changes in the brain and how it affects or influences our behaviors. These people are also called neurologist. -
Sociocultural
One of the new approaches to psychology that is now accecpted and it involves how your surroundings influence how you act. An example of a psychologist that used this approach was Lev Vygotsky.
