Approach Who start it Main ideas of the approach

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Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of
learning which states all behaviors are learned through
Behaviorist
Approach John Watson interaction with the environment through a process called
conditioning.

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In simple terms, two stimuli are linked together to produce a new
learned response in a person or animal.
Classical
Conditioning Pavlov

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Humanistic, humanism and humanist are terms in psychology
Humanistic relating to an approach which studies the whole person and the
Approach Carls Rogers uniqueness of each individual.

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The psychodynamic approach includes all the theories in
Psychodynamic psychology that see human functioning based upon the
Perspective Sigmund Freud’s interaction of drives and forces within the person, particularly
unconscious, and between the different structures of the
personality.

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Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of the mind as an
Cognitive Urlic Neisser information processor. It concerns the way we take in information
Approach from the outside world, how we make sense of that information

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Biological psychology, also called physiological psychology, is the
Biological study of the biology of behavior; it focuses on the nervous system,
Charles Darwin
Approach hormones and genetics

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The Evolutionary approach explains behavior in terms of the
selective pressures that shape behavior. Most behaviors that we
Evolutionary Charles Darwin see/display are believed to have developed during our EEA
Psychology (environment of evolutionary adaptation) to help us survive.