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Chapter 1: Development of Psychology - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 1: Development of Psychology
Structuralism
Edward Titchener
The WHAT
What is fear? What happens when I feel fear? Anxiety, heart race increase, fight or flight. Structuralists use introspection to figure this out
Functionalism
William James
The WHY.
Trying to discover the purpose for it
Behaviourism
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Study of the observed, practical of psychology. Observations and responses from stimuli
Wilhelm Wundt. Father of psychology. "Scientific study of experience"
Psychoanalysts
Sigmund Freud "Freudian slip"
Dream interpretation. Unfulfilled desires.
Humanism
Maslow, Rogers
Psychology for the emphasis on the drive for human growth
Cognitive
Milner, Hebb, Chomsky, Simon
Scientific approach to studying mental processes via EEG, brain imaging
Biological
Olds, Sperry, Hebb
Physiological structure yields psychological responses
Cultural
Research into differences of cultures affecting psychology
Evolutionary
Buss, Daly, & Wilson; Cosmides & Tooby
Inheriting psychological from ancestors; fear of spiders suggests ancestors needed that response to survive
Positive
Seligman
Positive aspects of human psychology
Applied fields: Clinical, school, industrial/organization, counseling