Psychoanalytic theorists

• Freud's theory is based on his own experiences, observations and research
• Behavioural psychology theorists believe that behaviour is a function of the interaction between the environment and the individual
• behavioural psychology theorists: Ivan Pavlov , john .B Watson , B.F Skinner
• Ivan Pavlov dog experiment : the conditioned response is a reflex response to a conditioned stimulus ( classical conditioning)
• john b. Watson little albert classical conditioning: 1. association of a neutral stimulus with a unpleasant stimulus 2. association of a pleasant stimulus with a unpleasant stimulus
• b.f skinner - operant conditioning, operant conditioning is the process of learning through reinforcement
• Psychodynamic theorists : sigmund freud, karl jung, erik erikson, karen Horney
• Sigmund freud - father of psychoanalysis, believed that the mind is made up of three parts: id, ego and superego
• sigmund Freud talk therapy - patient and therapist talk about their feelings and thoughts
• Karl jung theorized archetypes and the representation of one self
• Karen Horney - theorized that the unconscious mind is a source of conflict and that the conscious mind is a source of control
• Erik Erickson theorized that people go through eight stages of development from birth to death.
• Abraham Maslow theorized that people have a hierarchy of needs that must be met before they can achieve self-actualization+
• victor frankl theorized that people can choose how to respond to adversity and can choose to find meaning in their suffering
• carl rogers theorized that people are born with a sense of self that is based on their perception of the world ( client centered therapy )
• humanistic psychology theorists : victor frankl, Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers
• Jean Piaget theorized that children develop cognitively through a series of stages called stages of cognitive development.
• Noam Chomsky theorized that language is innate and that it is acquired through a process of learning.
• Albert bandura theorized that imitation is a form of learning that occurs through observing others ( bobo experiment)
• Elizabeth loftus theorized that the memory of a traumatic event is influenced by the way it is reported
• Freud used dreams, projections, and free association to explain the unconscious mind.
• Sigmund Freud Theorized that the mind is made up of three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego