Different approaches to Psychology

By Nick1029

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism
    A psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences

  • Inheritable Traits

    Inheritable Traits
    Biological Traits passed down from past generations of family

  • Functionalism

    Functionalism
    A psychologist who studies the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness

  • Gestalt

    Gestalt
    Perception is more than the sum of its parts—it involves a “whole pattern”, the whole picture

  • Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis
    Psychological theories and associated techniques

  • Behaviorism

    Behaviorism
    An approach to psychology which focuses on an individual's behavior

  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    The scientific study of mind and mental function

  • Humanistic Psychology

    Humanistic Psychology
    Theory that environment and other outside forces serve as a background to internal growth, emphasizes each persons unique individual identity

  • Psychobiology

    Psychobiology
    The application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.

  • Sociocultural

    Sociocultural
    Psychologist who considers how our knowledge and ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving are dependent on the culture to which we belong