The origins of psychology

Humanist and cognitive approach

 What does the approach say?
Humanistic approach Cognitive approach
The humanistic approach places a lot of This method of learning is active,
emphasis on student choice and control constructive, and long-lasting. It
over the course of their education. encourages students to fully
engage in the learning process so
Abraham Maslow created a theory of basic learning, thinking, and
needs, which motivate people to move remembering get easier.
consciously or unconsciously through
levels depending on our internal and
external satisfaction can be satisfied or not
 Theories
50´s (Humanistic approach)
• Humanistic teachers believe it is important
for students to be motivated and engaged in
the information that they learned.
• Abraham Maslow created a theory of basic
•
Humanistic educators believe that both
feelings and knowledge are important to the
learning process.
60s (Cognitive approach)
Fundamental aspects of cognitive learning:
o Comprehension
o Memory
o Application
o Jean Piaget termed learning as relating
information to already existing
knowledge. And each student starts with
their own knowledge and experience.

• Not stress
• Carl Rogers said that empathy, caring about
students, and genuineness on the part of
the learning facilitator were found to be the
key traits of the most effective teachers.
 Examples
Humanist

Memoram

Go to the bathroom and

somene explain with
pattion Cognitive

Hungry,
attention

Read and
rememer
the lecture
 Name authors
Humanist Cognitive
 Jean Piajet
 Carl Rogers  Jerome Bruner
 Abraham Maslow  Lev Vygotski
 Erich Fromm  David Ausubet
 John Dewey
 Examples of how it is used in education

Humanist Cognitive
 Determine that the different learning
 Foster personal growth by providing processes can be explained, through the
students with opportunities and choice analysis of mental processes, the
interveners of the environment and the
 Facilitate learning with resources attitudinal postures of teachers and
students.