Chapter 1.2 (B): Contemporary Approaches to Psychology Mr. McCormick Psychology
List and briefly describe the 4 Historical Approaches to Psychology Do-Now: (In Journal) List and briefly describe the 4 Historical Approaches to Psychology Which approaches do you feel have most influenced Modern Psychology?
List the 6 Contemporary Approaches to Psychology Do-Now: (In Journal) List the 6 Contemporary Approaches to Psychology With which approach do you most agree? Disagree? Why?
Contemporary Approaches to Psychology Psychoanalytic: “Unconscious” motivations Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Behavioral: Events in the environment (rewards/punishments) Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) Humanistic: Individual/Self-directed choices Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Contemporary Approaches to Psychology Cognitive: How we process, retrieve, and store information Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Biological: Biological/Physical factors Sociocultural: Ethnicity, gender, culture, environment, socioeconomic status
Which contemporary approach to Psychology do feel is most favorable? Review Which contemporary approach to Psychology do feel is most favorable? Why?