TVO ILC HSP3U Lesson 6

Summary chart for schools of thought

Summary chart for schools of thought

Theorist School of thought Research theories Way for me to

remember it

Wilhelm Wundt Structuralism Attempted to analyze the Introspection

structure of conscious thoughts
Seeking structure of
through research approach
behaviour
called introspection

Introspection involves self-

observation of one’s own
conscious experiences

Structulism Studied how a persons behavior chnaged in Worked off Darwin's

William James the reactions to their surroundings
theory
The functionalist school proposed that
human behaviours also evolved to help
humans fit better into their social Study of behavior in
environment. (D2L) social situations

Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalysis Proposed that the mind is Apposed thoughts in
divided into 3 catogories: Id, differences to Karen
superego, and ego Horney

Was very intrested in sex as Composed 3

well and the effect related to catogories of the
psychoanalysis mind

Melanie Klein
Psychoanalysis Was the first to use Her ideas were
psychoanalysis on children influencial on the
children
Studied the relationship
between a mother and an
infant

Behaviorism Behavior could be studied in an objective Persons behavior

John Watson and scientific way only using direct
obervation and experimentation (D2L) was a product of
Believed that to much love and affection
their enviorment
could harm a childs development

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TVO ILC HSP3U Lesson 6
Summary chart for schools of thought

B.F. Skinner
Radical Thought that behavior could be Operant conditioning
Behaviorism engeeried

Animals and people could be

controlled by the systematic
manipulation of external rewards.

Carl Rogers
Humanism Looked at more important Client-centred
factors of human behavior approach
including individualism, hope,
love and self meaning

Established direct
converstation with clients

Karen Horney
Feminine Believes that sex and Founder of feminisit
psychology aggresion are not important psychology
in establishing personality

Differences of men and

woman were because of
social factors not biology

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