PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abraham Maslow, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Gestalt Psychology
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More focused on the development of a sense of self and the discovery of other motivations behind a person"s behavior. After scandal, watson left his academic job and went into advertising. Famous behaviorist who cont. and expanded upon his work: bk skinner (operant conditioning) How to manipulate voluntary behavior by changing the consequences. Emphasis on conscious and immediate experiences and the empowerment of the individual to become the best he or she can be (to self- actualize) Humanists held the view that people have free will; the freedom to choose/shape their own destiny. How people think, remember, and store information: language, problem solving, intelligence, decision making . Social psych: study of groups, relationships, social in uences on behavior. Mental processes can be explained by the interaction with biological factors like genes, or hormones. Argues that human behavior is a result of psychological adaptations that help people successfully function and survive.
