Classical Theories Flashcards
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Functionalism
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Theorist: William James
Focused on studying the functions or purposes that mental processes serve in enabling people to behave as they do and adapt to their environment
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The 3 main classical theories
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- functionalism
- psychoanalysis
- behaviourism
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Psychoanalysis
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Theorist: Sigmund Freud
Focused on the roles of unconscious conflicts and motivations in understanding and explaining behaviour and mental processes
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Behaviourism
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Theorist: John B. Watson
Focused on understanding and explaining how behaviour is learned and moulded by experience
