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An Historical Perspective * An Historical Perspective If there is time, show the video clip on history from the PsychNow! CD. Pages 8 -13

Structuralism (P.8) Wilhelm Wundt The School of thought in psychology concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experience into basic elements.

Functionalism (P. 8) William James School of psychology concerned with how behaviour and mental abilities help people adapt to their environment.

Behaviourism (P.9-10) School of Psychology that emphasizes the study of overt, observable behaviour. John B. Watson

Gestalt Psychology (P.11-12) Max Wertheimer The School of psychology emphasizing the study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units, not by analysis into parts.

Psychodynamic Theory (P.11-13) Any theory of behviour that emphasizes internal conflicts, motives, and unconscious forces. Psychoanalysis: A Freudian approach to psychotheryapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious conflicts. Signmund Freud

Humanism (Pp. 13) Carl Rogers An approach to psychology that focuses on human experience, problems, potentials and ideals.

Psychology Today (Pp. 3-16) Many Psychologists are now eclectic, (drawing from many sources) and embrace a variety of theoretical views. Make sure you look at Table1.2 “Five Ways to Look at Behaviour” on Page 14 for a summary.

Psychologist (P.15) An individual highly trained in the methods, factual knowledge, and theories of psychology. A Psychiatrist is a medical doctor with additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.

Developmental Psychology (P.4) A Psychologist interested in the course of human growth and development from birth to death.

Learning Psychologist (P. 4) A psychology interested in variables affecting learning and in theories of learning.

Personality Psychologist (P.4) A Psychologist who studies personality traits and dynamics.

Sensation & Perception Psychologist (P.4-5) A psychologist with expert knowledge on the sense organs and the processes involved in perception.

Biopsychology (P.5) A viewpoint that seeks to explain behaviour through biological processes and nervous system, genetics, the endocrine system and evolution.

Gender Psychologist (P.5) A psychologist who investigates differences between females and males and how they develop.