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Early Schools of Psychology
100

Concluded that the mind is separable from the body and knowledge is innate

Who is Socrates? 

100
Studies the link between biological and psychological processes 

What is the biological approach?

100

Study our changing abilities from womb to tomb

What are developmental psychologists? 

100

The first experiment in psychology was conducted in a lab in this German town

What is Leipzig? 

100
It's aim was to engage people in self-reflective introspection to discover the elements of the mind

What is structuralism? 

200

The student of Socrates who believed in his teachings

Who is Plato? 

200

Sigmund Freud is the father of this approach, which studies unconscious drives 

What is Psycho-dynamic approach? 

200

Study influences on learning and teaching 

What are Educational Psychologists?

200
The science of behavior and mental processes
What is Psychology? 
200

Self-reflection is another word for this structuralist idea of looking at a person's reaction and what they are experiencing 

What is Introspection? 

300
The student of Plato, asserted knowledge is not preexisting but from experiences and memories 

Who is Aristotle? 

300

Believes we are the product of the different events and situations we have been exposed to. 

What is the behavioral approach? 

300

Explore how we view and affect one another

What are social psychologists? 
300

Debate in the field of psychology asking whether behavior is the result of biological processes or experiences

What is nature-nurture? 

300

Looks at the functions of the different parts of the body to explain behaviors; derived from Charles Darwin

What is functionalism? 

400

Concluded that the body contained "animal spirits" which flowed through the nerves to the muscles 

Who is Rene Descartes? 

400

Focuses on how people think, remember, store and use information 

What is the Cognitive approach? 

400
Assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavior disorders 

What are clinical psychologists? 

400

The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation

What is empiricism? 
400
Believed evolution could explain people's behaviors and traits 

Who is Charles Darwin? 

500

Focused on experiment, experience, and common-judgement (Patterns in random events) 

Who is Francis Bacon? 

500

Emphasizes the human potential and the ability of each person to become the best he or she can through self-actualization 

What is the humanistic approach? 

500

Use psychology's concepts and methods in the workplace to help organizations and companies select and train employees, boost morale, and productivity, etc. 

What are industrial-organizational psychologists? 
500

Medical doctors who are licensed to prescribe drugs and otherwise treat physical causes of psychological disorders

What are psychiatrists? 

500

Believe psychology is rooted in observable behavior and reactions to situations 

What is behaviorism?