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Psychodynamic
Our behavior is deeply influenced by unconscious thoughts, impulses, and desires.
Sigmund Freud
Dominated psychological thinking for half of 20th century
Ungrounded theories
Behaviorism
Behavior is learned, observable, and measurable
Emphasis on learning
James B. Watson
Experimented with rats
B.F. Skinner
Focused on effects of consequences on how frequently behaviors were preformed
Humanistic
We have free will to live more creative, thoughtful, meaningful, and satisfying lives
Abraham Maslow
What makes a person good
self-actualized
Carl Rodgers
Client-centered
Gesalt
to understand consciousness, you must study the whole, not just parts
Max Wertheimer
optical Illusions
Cognitive
how our brain processes information influences how we behave
Ulric Neisser
Cognitive psychology - 1967
Structuralism
Our consciousness can be broken down into its essential elements
William Wundt
father of psychology
established first psychology lab
Introspection
Personal Observation of our own thoughts and feelings
Functionalism
Our consciousness serves an adaptive purpose by helping us survive
William James
Viewed behavior as purposeful
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