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Current Approaches in Psychology Chart
APPROACH
FOCUS
Question:
Psychoanalytic
(Psychodynamic)
Behavior and
Notes:
personality is a result
of unconscious
determinants of
behavior
Question:
Behavioral
Behavior is the product
Notes:
of learning and
associations in humans
and animals
Question:
Notes:
Cognitive
Behavior is a
consequence of
internal thoughts
STRENGHTS/LIMITATIONS
Name: ___________________________
Example:
Alcoholism
Does excessive
drinking indicate
an unconscious
problem or
conflict? Does
drinking reduce
inhibitions
allowing the
unconscious to
surface?
Is alcoholism
learned? Can it
be unlearned?
Can new habits
replace the
alcoholic habits?
What thought
pattern precedes
heavy drinking?
Can the
thoughts be
analyzed and
changed to
curtail the
drinking
behavior?
NOTED PSYCHOLOGISTS
Sigmund Freud-Personality and
States of Consciousness
Carl Jung-the most important and
lifelong task imposed upon any
person is fulfillment achievement of
harmony of conscious and
unconscious, which makes a person
one and whole
Alfred Adler-"Individual Psychology,"
refers to the indivisibility of the
personality in its psychological
structure.
John B. Watson-Father of
Behaviorism & Baby Albert
Experiment
Ivan Pavlov-Classical Conditioning
with dogs and salivation
B.F. Skinner-Operant Conditioning
and invented the Skinner Box
Jean Piaget-Stage Theory of
Cognitive Development
Noam Chomsky-Theorized the
critical-period for language
acquisition
Herbert Simon-one of the founding
fathers of modern research in artificial
intelligence
APPROACH
FOCUS
Question:
Humanistic
Behavior is a reflection
of internal personal
growth
Notes:
Question:
Physiological
(Biological)
Behavior is the result
of relationships
between biological
functions and the
nervous system
Notes:
Question:
Socio-Cultural
Behavior is influenced
by the rules and
expectations on social
groups and cultures
Notes:
STRENGHTS/LIMITATIONS
Example:
Alcoholism
For what
inadequacy do
people try to
compensate by
drinking? Does
alcohol give
people a false
sense of relief
from inadequacy
or lack of selfworth?
NOTED PSYCHOLOGISTS
Carl Rogers-Person-centered therapy
and unconditional positive regard
Abraham Maslow-Hierarchy of Needs
and Self-Actualization
Is alcoholism a
disease? What
role does
genetics play in
the development
of alcoholism?
How does
alcohol affect the
brain?
James Olds-the "reward" system in
the brain
Roger Sperry-showed that if the two
hemispheres of the brain are
separated by severing the corpus
callosum (the large band of fibers that
connects them)
George Miller-The Magical Number
Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some
Limits on our Capacity for Processing
Information
How does
alcoholism differ
between
cultures? What
unique
pressures of a
particular culture
contribute to
alcohol abuse?
Vygotsky-argues that a child's
development cannot be understood
by a study of the individual. We must
also examine the external social
world in which that individual life has
developed.