Historical Perspectives in Psychology Project

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  • 1500 BCE

    The Renaissance

    The Renaissance
    Refined approach of experimentation through observation
  • 500 BCE

    The Greeks

    The Greeks
    Greek philosophers set the frame for psychology by discovering that human behavior was controlled more by our mind than by the Gods.

  • Attacking Dualism

    Attacking Dualism
    Rene Descartes disagreed with the dualistic approach of mind and body being 2 separate entities. Argues that the mind controlled the body and together they formed our experiences.

  • Inheritable Traits

    Inheritable Traits
    Francis Galton's writing questioned if behavior is determined by heredity or environment claimed the genius trait ran in families.

  • Evolutionary

    Evolutionary
    natural selection ; survival of the fittest

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism
    Wilhelm Wundt credited for making psychology its own field of study. Developed introspection, a method of self observation to gather info about the mind.

  • Psychoanalytical

    Psychoanalytical
    non-conscious desires

  • Biological

    Biological
    Structure of the brain

  • Functionalism

    Functionalism
    William James published "The Principles of Psychology" which focused on the function of the mind and purposes of behavior.

  • Behavioral

    Behavioral
    Products of experience

  • Social-Cultural

    Social-Cultural
    The presence of others

  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Behavior is a result of your thinking process

  • Humanistic

    Humanistic
    Belief that everyone is inherently good