Psycholgy- Schools of Psychology

functionalism

aims to study how humans and animals have the psychological aspects they currently possess

functionalism(contributors)

william james

structuralism

study of the basic elements or structures of the psychological experience

structuralism(contributors)

William Wundt, Edward Titchener

psychodynamic

focuses on the role of unconscious thoughts, feelings, memories and childhood experiences in determining behaviour

psychodynamic(contributors)

Alfred Adler, Erick Erickson, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung

behaviourism

Has the notion that it is not objectively possible to study the mind, so psychologists should limit their focus to the study of behaviour,

behaviourism(contributors)

John Watson, B.F Skinner

cognitive psychology

study of mental processes, such as memory, learning and judgement

cognitive (contributors)

Sir Frederic Bartlett, Jean Piaget, Hermann Ebbinghaus

socio-cultural

study of how the social situations and cultures people find themselves in affect their thinking and behaviour

socio-cultural (contributors)

Stanly Schachter, Freitz Heider, Leon Festinger