History Of Psychology Topic 2 Flashcards
Define the idea of structuralism
The idea of structuralism is that conscious experience can be broken down into basic elements .
Conscious experiences can be images , sensations and emotions
Who founded structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt
Define functionalism
Functionalism didn’t just focus on the elements of consciousness, they also focused on the purpose of consciousness and behaviour, it also had a huge emphasis on individual behaviour
Who founded functionalism?
William James based on Charles Darwin
Define psychodynamic theory
Psychodynamic theory states that events are our childhood shape our personality for adult life. It also states that our personality is made up of three parts the ego, the super ego and the ID.
Who was the founder of the psychodynamic theory?
Sigmund Freud
What did Freud believe about the psychodynamic theory?
Freud thought that the unconscious mind was the most important source of human behaviour
Define behaviourism
Behaviourism states all behaviours are learn through interaction with the environment
Who founded behaviourism?
John Watson
Define humanist psychology
The humanistic approach emphasises the worth of an individual and it uses an optimistic approach. It encourage yourself actualisation which concerns psychological growth, fundamental and satisfaction in life began with Maslow.
Define cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology is about information processing that goes on in peoples minds including perception, attention language memory thinking and consciousness
Which two psychological approaches are no longer used in today’s psychology
Functionalism and structuralism
