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the greeks
Greek philosophers set the frame for psychology by discovering that human behavior was controlled more ny our mind than by the gods.(6th to 6th b.c) -
the renaissance
14th-16th century)refined approach of experimentation through observation. the contributors were Galileo and Copernicus -
attacking dualism
disagreed with the Dualistic approach of mind and body being two separate entities. they argued that mind controlled the body and together they formed our experience. founder Aristotle. -
inheritable traits
Francis Galton made in 1822-1911 his writings questioned if behavior is determined by heredity or environment. He claimed the genius trait ran in families. -
behavioral
john and pavlov skinner were founders who believed humans were a product of things we've experienced -
evolutionary
founded by charles believed we were products of natural selection -
structuralism
(Wilhelm Wundt) created for making psychology its own field of study. Was developed intro-spection, a method of self-observation to gather information about the mind -
biological
founded by michael and roger which is the psychological study of the brain and behavior -
functionalism
(William James) published "the principles of psychology", which focused on the function of the mind and purposes of behavior. -
psychoanalytical
founded by alfred adler who believed humans were a product of non-concious desire like sex and anger -
social-cultural
founded by albert bandura which believed we were a product of the presence of others. we do what others do people influence us. -
humanistic
approach studies the whole person,and the uniqueness of each individual which consisted of abraham moslow as the founder.he humanistic approach in psychology developed as a rebellion against what some psychologists saw as the limitations of the behaviorist and psychodynamic psychology. -
cognitive
founded by gustav fechner believed behavior is a result of thinking process.affect of learning behavior.
