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Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the application of the principles of biology (in particular neurobiology), to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in human and non-human animals. It typically investigates at the level of nerves, neurotransmitters, brain circuitry and the basic biological processes that underlie normal and abnormal behavior. -
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Structuralism
Structuralism is a theoretical paradigm emphasizing that elements of culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure. It works to uncover all the structures that underlie all the things that humans do, think, perceive, and fell. Structuralism is the belief that phenomena of human life are not intelligible except through their interrelations. -
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Evolutionary
Evolutionary Psychology is an approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological traits such as memory, perception, and language from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to identify which human psychological traits are evolved adaptations -
Wilhelm Wundt Opens 1st Psycholgy Lab
Wilhelm Wundt is best known for establishing the first psychology lab in Liepzig, Germany, generally considered the official beginning of psychology as a field of science separate from philosophy and physiology. In addition to this accomplishment, Wundt also established the psychology journal Philosophical Studies. -
Pavlovs Dog
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Functionalism
Functionalism is a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy, developed largely as an alternative to both the identity theory of mind and behaviourism. Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires, being in pain, etc.) are constituted solely by their functional role, they are causal relations to other mental states, sensory inputs, and behavioral outputs. Functionalism is a theoretical level between the physical implementation and behavioral output. -
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Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological and psychotherapeutic theory conceived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's colleagues and students, such as Alfred Adler, -
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Cognition
Cognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental processes. It is the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems.Cognitive psychology differs from previous psychological approaches in two key ways. -
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Behaviorism
is an approach to psychology that combines elements of philosophy, methodology, and theory. It emerged in the early twentieth century. The primary tenet of behaviorism, as expressed in the writings of John B. Watson, B. F. Skinner, is that psychology should concern itself with the observable behavior of people and animals, not events that take place in the mind. -
Watsons Little Albert Experiment
Little Albert was given a rat and than a loud sound was made, which caused fear. So everytime Albert seen the rat or anything that resembled a rat, he became scared becuase he associated the rat with the loud sound. -
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Humanism
Humanism is a group of philosophies and ethical perspectives which emphasize the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers individual thought and evidence, over established doctrine or faith. -
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Socio-Cultural
Sociocultural theory is a emerging theory in psychology that looks at the important contributions that society makes to individual development. This theory stresses the interaction between developing people and the culture in which they live.
