Approaches Flashcards
What is the structuralism approach?
Examines structure of mind/basic elements of consciousness
Promoted by Wundt
Used introspection to reveal structure of human mind
What is behaviorism approach?
Focuses on environmental functions that shape behavior
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without mental processes
What is gestalt approach?
Organized whole
What is psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach?
Focuses on unconscious/inner conflicts from inner childhood experiences
What is evolutionary approach?
Examines natural selection in regards to traits & their perpetuation
Uses evolutionary ideas (adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection) as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors
What is humanistic approach?
How we meet needs (love, acceptance, achieve self fulfillment)
What is biological approach?
Considered the natural selection of adaptive traits, genetic predisposition responding to environments, brain mechanisms, and hormone influences.
What is cognitive approach?
How the mind encodes, processes, stores & retrieves info.
What is the biopsychosocial approach?
Focuses on biology/physiology underlying health
What is the sociocultural approach?
considered the presence of others, cultural, societal, & family expectations, peer/group influences, and compelling models
What is the functionalism approach?
Early school of thought
Reaction of structuralism
Studies how mind adapts to environment
Interested in individual differences
