diff perspectives

• structuralism 


  early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
• functionalism 


   focuses on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.
• gestalt 


  a school of psychology based upon the idea that we experience things as unified wholes.
• behaviorism


   perspective that focuses on observable behavior and external stimuli as the primary factors influencing human actions. It emphasizes that behaviors can be learned through conditioning and shaped by rewards or punishments.
• humanism 


  imagine you're at a party where everyone's talking about one celebrity guest who isn't there yet (the divine). Then someone decides to shift focus onto appreciating all those who are already present (humans) - their talents, stories, potential. 
• cognitive psych 


  scientific study of mind as an information processor - it involves studying how people perceive, remember, think about info
• evolutionary psych


  approach that seeks to understand human behavior by examining how it has been shaped by natural selection and adaptation over time.
• neuroscience (bio)


  study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It explores how these components work together to control behavior and cognitive processes.
• behavior genetics 


  A field of study that examines the role of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors.
• sociocultural 


  examines how social and cultural factors influence an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
• wilhelm wundt 


  Created the first psychology laboratory. Also the founder of structuralism (father of psychology)
• william james 


  (Theory of emotion), which posits that human experience of emotion arises from physiological changes in response to external events.