Historical Perspectives in Psychology Project

The Greeks

5000 BCE

They created the first frame of psychology by analyzing human behavior. Founded by the Greek

The Renaissance

1300

Founded by Galileo this era shifted the way we saw psychology from experimentation to observation

Attacking Dualism

1600

Created by Rene Descartes who argued against dualism by saying that the mind controls the body.

Psychoanalytical

1856

This approach founded by Sigmund Freud says that we are products of our unconscious desires.

Evolutionary

1859

This theory was founded by Charles Darwin and William James and speaks about how human life should be based off of survival of the fittest and our only means for survival is to reproduce

Structuralism

1879

Founded by Wilhelm Wundt, also known as the father of modern psychology. He founded the style of observation in order to gather information about the mind.

Biological

1890

Founded by Michael Gazzagnic and Roger Sperry, this theory says that our psychological processes are a result of our brains.

Functionalism

1894

Founded by William James who focused on the mind and functions of behavior.

Behavioral

1897

Founded by B.F. Skinner and Ivan Pavlov this approach pushes that we are just products of our everyday experiences.

Social-Culture

1934

Founded by Albert Bandura this psychological approach talks about how peer pressure and social situations affect our psychology.

Inheritable Traits

1950

Founded by Sir Francis Galton he said that heredity is more important than environment

Humanistic

1957

Founded by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers this form of psychology focused on being positive, having self love, and needing love.

Cognitive

1960

This theory states that our behavior is affected by how we think and it was founded by Gustav Fetcher and Herman Ebbinghuas.