Psychology

Structuralism

Jan 25, 1879

Study of the elements of human culture and elements of human experience.

Inheritable Traits

Jan 25, 1883

Process of passing traits from parents to offspring. Sir Francis Galton wanted to understand how these traits influenced character and behavior.

Functionalism

Jan 25, 1890

Study of how animal and people adapt to the environment.

Gestalt

Jan 25, 1900

Argued against structuralism and behaviorism and stated perception is more than the sum of its parts. ex. A chair is a chair and not wood and cusions.

Psychoanalysis

Jan 25, 1920

A pschyoanalyst was to be objective and listen to peoples' thought process. Dream analysis is an example.

Behaviorism

Jan 25, 1930

How organisms learn/modify their behavior as response to events in the environment.

Cognitive

Jan 25, 1950

How we store, use and retrieve information and how it influences orur thinking, langauge, problem solving and creativity.

Humanistic pyschology

Jan 25, 1960

Belief that each person has freedom in directing their own personal growth.

Psychobiology

Jan 25, 1990

Studies how physcial and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior.

Sociocultural

Jan 25, 2000

Study how our cultures effect our feelings, behavior and thoughts.