Schools of Psychology Flashcards
The school of psychology founded by John B. Watson. Defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
Behaviorism
Wilhem Wundt. Maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings.
Structuralism
William James. Emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes.
Functionalism
The psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of psychology on behavior.
Biological
The psychological view that assumes the existence of the self, importance of self awareness and the freedom to make choices.
Humanistic
Sigmund Freud. importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior
Psychoanalysis
One of the founders of the school of functionalism
William James
structuralism
Wilhem Wundt
introduced the concept of reinforcement
BF Skinner
Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Teacher of Psychology
Socrates