1.2 a brief history of psychology 6 contemporary approaches

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1.2 A Brief History of Psychology 6 Contemporary Approaches

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Page 1: 1.2 A Brief History of Psychology 6 Contemporary Approaches

1.2 A Brief History of Psychology6 Contemporary Approaches

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• Phrenology: The practice examining bumps on a person’s skull to determinethat person’s intellect and character traits was an Important practice in the mid 1800’s

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6 Contemporary Approaches

Each approach has a different focus or perspective and may use different research methods

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1. Biological ApproachFocus: how genes,

hormones and the NS interacts with the environment to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and coping

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2. Cognitive ApproachFocus: how we

process, store, and use info and how that info influences what we attend to, perceive, learn, remember, believe, feel.

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3. Behavioral Approach• How organisms learn

new behaviors or modify existing ones depending on whether events in the environment reward or punish these behaviors

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4. Psychoanalytic ApproachFocus: Unconscious

motivations influence our behavior.

Think Freud…

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5. Humanistic ApproachFocus: Each person has great

freedom in directing his or her future, a great capacity for personal growth, a great amount of intrinsic worth, and great potential for self-fulfillment

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6. Sociocultural ApproachFocus: Ethnicity,

gender, culture, and socioeconomic status influence our behavior.