GUESS THAT PHILOSOPHER
This guy said "I think, therefore I am" while sitting in his room overthinking everything. Mind vs body was his jam.
Who is Descartes?
Freud's school. Your unconscious is controlling you like a puppet and you don't even know it.
What is Psychoanalysis?
our eye color. Can you practice having different eyes? Nope.
What is nature?
Behaviorism is basically Locke's blank slate idea but with more rat experiments and dopamine.
Who is Locke?
You avoid starting an essay because just THINKING about it stresses you out. Your brain learned: essay = pain.
What is Behaviorism?
According to this philosopher, you're basically a blank Google Doc when you're born. Life writes everything on you.
Who is Locke?
Skinner trained rats. This school says apps are training YOU the exact same way with likes and notifications.
What is Behaviorism?
Speaking English. Were babies born in Japan speaking English? Also nope.
What is nurture?
Freud and cognitive psychologists would both vibe with this philosopher who was obsessed with what's going on in your head.
Who is Plato? (Accept: Descartes)
You're irrationally angry at your mom for no reason. Oh wait, it's 3pm and you haven't eaten since breakfast.
What is Biological psychology?
This philosopher thought Instagram would be his nightmare - everyone living in a world of filters and fake reality instead of seeing what's actually real.
Who is Plato?
The "you can do it!" school. You're not controlled by anything - YOU decide your own path. Very motivational speaker energy.
What is Humanistic psychology?
TRICK QUESTION! Your height. Genes give you a range, but if you don't eat, you'll be shorter than you could be.
What is BOTH?
Why you check your phone 50+ times a day even though you JUST checked it. (Hint: Variable rewards, baby!)
What is Behaviorism? (or rewards/dopamine/training)
You decide to learn guitar, practice every day for a month, and actually get better because YOU chose this goal.
What is Humanistic psychology?
Want to get good at something? Practice." - This philosopher, probably. He was all about observation and repetition.
Who is Aristotle?
Your brain is basically a really slow computer that crashes when you open too many tabs (homework + Netflix + Discord).
What is Cognitive psychology?
Locke's whole thing was this side of the debate. You learn everything from your environment.
What is nurture?
Why you can't actually watch TikTok AND do homework at the same time without your brain short-circuiting.
What is Cognitive psychology? (or limited processing power)
You're terrified of dogs but you've never been bitten. Freud would say some buried childhood memory is haunting you.
What is Psychoanalysis?
DAILY DOUBLE! If this philosopher had Snapchat, he'd be posting about how filters are literally his cave allegory coming true.
Who is Plato?
"It's not your fault, it's your hormones and your brain isn't done cooking yet." - This school explaining teenage life.
What is Biological psychology?
The Biological school is obsessed with DNA, brain chemicals, and hormones - so they're Team...
What is nature?
DAILY DOUBLE! Rogers and Maslow said "Actually, no" to both Freud (unconscious control) and Skinner (reward control) because they believed in this.
What is free will? (or personal choice/control)
You studied last night but forgot everything during the test because you were stressed and your brain was processing test anxiety instead of answers.
What is Cognitive psychology?