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1 FOUNDATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY
LEADERS AND PERSPECTIVES

2 LEARNING TARGETS Define the terms structuralism, functionalism psychoanalysis and behaviorism Identify the founders of modern psychology and accurately match with their view/perspective Identify the leading perspectives found in contemporary psychology

3 EARLY BEGINNINGS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Ancient Greece: Philosophers used introspection (looking within) to examine thoughts/feelings Aristotle: associationism (the connection between new experiences and past ones); first scientific approach to looking at human behavior Middle Ages: Mental problems were thought to be cases of demon possession (witch trials) Industrial Age: Period of more scientific foundations Birth of sociology as a field of study

4 EARLY PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Structuralism: Founder Wilhelm Wundt Sought to understand experiences by breaking down to objective sensations and subjective experiences (subjective) Functionalism: Founder William James Sought to understand how mental processes functioned in the survival of an organism (objective)

5 Functionalism, cont Behaviors that promoted survival were repeated (habits)

6 STRUCTUALISM V. FUNCTIONALISM

7 Behaviorism: Psychoanalysis: Founder: John B. Watson (B. F. Skinner)
Believed that only what could be observed could be studied (behavior not consciousness) Psychoanalysis: Founder: Sigmund Freud Focused on the processes of the unconscious mind Psychodynamic thinking focuses on the role of unconscious impulses on behaviors

8 Turn and Talk Which of the early perspectives do you offers the best explanation for human behaviors?

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