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Structuralism
Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements or “structures” of psychological experience -
Functionalism
Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess -
Psychodynamic
Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior -
Behaviorism
Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself -
Cognitive
The study of mental processes, including perception, thinking, memory, and judgments -
Social-cultural
The study of how the social situations and the cultures in which people find themselves influence thinking and behavior