VAL ED 1 - LESSON 2 AND 3 FROM GROUP 1 AND 2

Psychoanalytic Theory

how unconscious thoughts, childhood experiences, and inner conflicts shape human behavior.

Psychoanalytic Theory is developed by

Sigmund Freud

Personality Theory

ID, Ego, Super Ego - the three core personality components

ID

driven by the pleasure principle seeking immediate gratification

Ego

operating on the reality principle balancing desires with reality

Superego

representing internalized moral standards

Levels of Consciousness

Conscious, Pre-conscious, and Unconscious

Conscious

aware thoughts and feelings

Preconscious

memories accessible but not currently conscious

Unconscious

deeply influences behavior, often outside of conscious

Defense Mechanisms

Repression and Projection

Behaviorism

that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning

Behaviorism is created by

John B Watson

Stimulus-Response Theory

that learning and behavior are formed through associations between an external Stimulus (input) and an automatic Response (output)

Conditioning

a behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment as a result of reinforcement.

Classical Conditioning

type of learning where a person learns to associate two things together.

Operant Conditioning

a type of learning where behavior is influenced by its consequences