Cognitive psychology

Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Social Cognitive, and Behavioral make up the four personality theories that help to define a person. Theorists thought of a personality more in terms of they way people behave and not so much in terms of traits. These four theories range on a scale from nature to nurture and all have a different concept on what affects people to do the actions they do and have the thoughts that they have. The book quoted that the Psychoanalytic theory of personality focuses on the…

Name of Psychologist Jean Piaget Field of Psychology Developmental Psychology Main Contributions Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is his theory that he theorised that the person’s childhood plays a major role in his or her development as a person. In his theory there are 4 stages, Jean Piaget was inspired by that theory when he was observing his nephew and his daughter, he concluded that children are not less smart than the adults, but they think differently compared to the adults.…

was Jewish, despite all of that he studied Law and graduated in 1917. He taught psychology at a college in Gomel and married Roza Noevna Smekhova in 1924. That marriage produced two girls. He went on to become a researcher and teacher at the Moscow Institute of Experimental Psychology for about nine years. It was while at this Institute that he started to really make a name for himself in researching children cognitive development, how they developed and to be able to understand how they…

Anyone searching for psychological therapy has encountered the terms behavioral and cognitive therapy. Unfortunately, these terms can be complicated and one does not assume the other. Though these terms are frequently used interchangeably to separate them from traditional forms of therapy, there are important differences. In behavior therapy, “a group of techniques and based on learning principles that is used to change maladaptive behaviors” (384). In other words, the main focus is the…

The three main perspectives that affect Jakes anxiety are behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive. The behavioral perspective is the influence the environment has that affects the way an individual acts. Humanistic psychology is the individuals free will and to reach full potential. Cognitive perspective is the mental process such as thoughts, learning, and memory. An individuals thoughts and actions often come from experiences they have throughout their life. First lets view Jakes anxiety…

history of psychology and explain why? I believe that Jean Piaget was one of the most influential individuals in the history of Psychology. Piaget developed the cognitive development theory, and this theory is the theory stating that someone’s childhood plays an enormous role in how their brain develops. I believe that Piaget was the most influential individual because this theory has been proven in many cases. While reading through the different theories and fell upon the cognitive…

for being the pioneer who developed the stages of cognitive development. The fields in which he worked were Developmental Psychology as well as Epistemology. Piaget was born on August 9, 1896 and died on September 16, 1980. He was 84 years old when he died. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development According to the book Psychology in Everyday Life Third Edition, a book used in many psychology classes, Piaget established four stages of cognitive development. The first stage, the sensorimotor…

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success In Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Dr. Carol Dweck, Ph.D. did a phenomenal job of theorizing the correlation between success and an individual’s mindset. She started off with the main theme and theory of the book which was an individual’s mindset plays a large factor in their successes. Dr. Dweck categorized the two mindsets into “fixed” mindset and “growth” mindset. The ultimate theme of this book was that an individual’s mindset could determine…

Forensic psychology which helps to analyze human cognition, behavior, and emotions is clinically applied in the legal system whereby it enables a better understanding of legal issues like eyewitness testimony, assessment of risks, tactics for interrogating suspects, better enforcement of law and also criminal sentencing (Costanzo & Krauss, 2015). Although psychologists work towards understanding and predicting human behavior, successful prediction of complex decisions remain challenging. Greene…

Contemporary Psychologists Jean Piaget- Mostly known for the theory of cognitive development in children, Jean Piaget revealed the differences between the processes of thinking in children and adults. From his series of tests to reveal different cognitive abilities, he concluded that children were born with basic mental structure inherited from their parents. Teachers and school systems were influences by the 4 stages of cognitive ability that explained the behaviors of children. His…