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31st August 2014, 09:13 AM
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| The 7 Schools Of Thought in Psychology
I am looking for the list of 7 Schools Of Thought in Psychology so will you please provide me the information related to this.
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31st August 2014, 09:31 AM
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| Re: The 7 Schools Of Thought in Psychology
As you asked about the list of 7 Schools Of Thought in Psychology so here for your help I am giving you the information about it: 1 Structuralism and Functionalism Structuralism is generally thought of as the first school of thought in psychology. 2 Gestalt Psychology Gestalt psychology is a school of psychology which is based upon the idea that we experience things as unified wholes. 3 Behaviorism Behaviorism is a dominant school of thought during the 1950s. It was based upon the work of thinkers such as: John B. Watson Ivan Pavlov B. F. Skinner 4 Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis is a school of psychology founded by Sigmund Freud. This school of thought emphasized the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior. 5 Humanistic Psychology Humanistic psychology developed as a response to psychoanalysis and behaviorism. 6 Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is the school of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember and learn. One of the most influential theories from this school of thought was the stages of cognitive development theory proposed by Jean Piaget. List of psychological schools Cultural-historical psychology Depth psychology Descriptive psychology Developmental psychology Ecopsychology Ecological psychology Ego psychology Environmental psychology Evolutionary psychology Existential psychology Experimental analysis of behavior - the school descended from B.F. Skinner's work. Functionalism Gestalt psychology Gestalt therapy Humanistic psychology Individual psychology Industrial psychology Logotherapy Organismic psychology Organizational psychology Phenomenological psychology Process Psychology Psychoanalysis Psychohistory Radical behaviorism - often considered a school of philosophy, not psychology. Psychology of self Social psychology (sociocultural psychology) Structuralism Systems psychology Transactional analysis Transpersonal psychology |
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