Systems of Psychology Flashcards
structuralism definition
breaks consciousness into elements by using introspection
structuralism people
Titchener
functionalism definition
stream of consciousness; studies how mind functions to help people adapt to environment; attacked structuralism
behaviorism definition
psychology as objective study of behavior; attacked mentalism & use of introspection; attacked structuralism & functionalism
gestalt definition
whole is something other than the sum of its parts; attacked structuralism & behaviorism
cognitive definition
behaviorism is not an adequate explanation for human behavior; humans think, believe, and are creative
psychoanalysis definition
behavior is a result of unconscious conflicts, repression, defense mechanisms
humanism definition
looks at people as wholes; humans have free will; psychologists should study mentally healthy people, not just mentally ill / maladjusted ones
functionalism people
James, Jewey
behaviorism people
Watson, Skinner
gestalt people
Wertheimer, Kohler, Koffka
cognitive people
Chomsky
psychoanalysis people
Freud, Jung, Adler
humanism people
Maslow, Rogers
