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Psychological Paradigms / Theoretical Perspectives
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University of South Africa PIOP02P Mind Map on Psychological Paradigms / Theoretical Perspectives, created by Cands on 10/10/2013.
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Psychological Paradigms / Theoretical Perspectives
Behavioural
Who?
John B Watson
Psychology should study only observable behaviour
Nature vs Nurture
Ivan Pavlov
Pavlov's dogs
BF Skinner
Internal mental events could not be studied scientifically
Repeat positive outcomes, not repeat negative/neutral outcomes
Free will is an illusion
Effects of the environment on the overt behaviour of humans and animals
Only observable events (stimulu-response relations) can be studies scientifically
Wilhelm Wundt
First research lab in Germany in 1879
Psychology should be the scientific study of conciousness
Structuralism vs Functionalism
Structuralism: analyse consciousness into its basic elements: sensations, feelings, images
Edward Titchner
Functionalism: investigate the purposes of consciousness
William James
Darwin's theory of natural selection
Psychoanalytic
Sigmund Freud
Unconscious: thoughts, memories and desires - influence on behaviour
Personality, motivation and mental disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behaviour and importance of sexuality
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Humanistic
Psychoanalytic & Behaviourism was dehumanizing
Humans are free, rational beings with the potential for personal growth, and they are fundamentally different from animals
Carl Rogers
Human behaviour is governed primarily by each individuals sense of self or self-concept
Abraham Maslow
Treatments for psychological problems and disorders
Cognitive
Human behaviour cannot be fully understood without examining how people acquire, store and process information
Study of cognitive development, language, problem solving
Jean Piaget Noam Chomsky Herbert Simon
Applied Psychology
Everyday, practical problems
Professional services to the public
Clinical Psychology
World War II
Diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders
Biological
Roger Sperry
Left and right sides of brain are specialised to handle different mental tasks
An organisms functioning can be explained in terms of bodily structures and biochemical processes that underlie behaviour
James Olds David Hubek Torsten Wiesel
Cultural Diversity
Advances in communication, travel and international trade
The ethnic makeup of the Western world has become an increasingly diverse multicultural mosiac
Evolutionary
Behavioural patterns have evolved to solve adaptive problems; natural selection favours behaviours that enhance reproductive success
David Buss, Martin Daly, Margo Weilson, Lede Cosmides, John Tooby
Positive Psychology
Martin Seligman
Too much time in psychology had been dedicated to pathology, weakness and damage, and ways to heal suffering
Uses theory and research to better understand the positive, adaptive, creative and fulfilling aspects of human existence
Three areas of interest
Positive subjective experiences (positive emotions)
Positive individual traits (personal strengths and virtues)
Positive institutions and communities
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