psychology

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism
    the theory that elements of human culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or structure.
  • Inheritable traits

    Inheritable traits
  • Funtionalism

    Funtionalism
    belief in or stress on the practical application of a thing, in particular.
  • Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis
    Psychoanalysis is a set of psychological and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques, created by Austrian physician Sigmund Freud and stemming partly from the clinical work of Josef Breuer and others.
  • Behaviorism

    Behaviorism
    the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
  • Cognitive

    Cognitive
    Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking."
  • Humanistic Psychology

    Humanistic Psychology
    Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective which rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in response to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B. F. Skinner's behaviorism.
  • Gestalt

    Gestalt
    Gestalt psychology is a school of thought that believes all objects and scenes can be observed in their simplest forms.
  • Psychobiology

    Psychobiology
    psychobiology is the application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
  • Sociocultural

    Sociocultural
    The sociocultural perspective is a theory used in various fields such as psychology and is used to describe awareness of circumstances surrounding individuals and how their behaviors are affected specifically by their surrounding, social and cultural factors.