Freuds psychoanalytic approach to psychology explained. Strengths and weaknesses identified.
What is the Psychoanalytic approach to psychology? What are the founding assumptions, methods of study and areas of explanation?
An explanation of the behaviourist approach in psychology.
What is the behaviourist approach in psychology? What are the main assumptions? Where have the ideas been applied and what are the strengths and weaknesses?
Carl Jung's concepts of conscious and unconscious activity are explored.
This job describes Jung's tenets on the persona and its foundations in the conscious and unconscious.
Aristotle's theory of entelechy and it causes
What is "entelechy?" What "philosophical giant" of the past came up with these ideas? What are the four causes that contribute to the movement of entelechy?
What contributions did the Athenians, Plato, Socrates and Aristotle make to modern day Psychology? Can you provide me with an article that summarizes the main concepts and contributions of these Greek philosophers?
Ancient female Greek philosophers
We hear about many men philosophers in Ancient Greek, but were there any women philosophers?
Central to the Renaissance was its rediscovery of
Central to the Renaissance was its rediscovery of a) Plato b) Aristotle c) Humanism c) Atomism
In contrast to most philosophers, Kant argued that
In contrast to most philosophers, Kant argued that a) Our understanding conforms itself to objects b) Objects conform themselves to our understanding c) There is no real world d) There is no consciousness
Structuralism and functionalism
Discuss the contributions of structuralism and functionalism to the evolution of psychology as a discipline.
Distinguish differing schools of psychology.
Compare and contrast three of the ten different perspectives (specific theories) of early psychology described in your text or on the internet. These theories include: Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Evolutionary, Physiological, Cognitive, and Culture and Diversity.
