Humanistic Psychology

Rejected psychoanalysis and new behavorism

- Too pessimistic

Great appeal internationally

Continues to have small but significant U.S Influence

Bandura and Social Learning/Cognitive Theory

“Bobo Doll” experiment

If model is punished for behavior, the children are less likely to imitate
If model is rewarded, children are more likely to imitate

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Demonstrated that higher mental functions could be rigorously studied

(Sir) Frederic C. Bartlett

Developed schema theory

(All info you have, retained housed in the schema)

Gestalt Psychology

Edwards Tolman

Inspired and shaped Cognitive Psychology

Latent Learning

Needs incentives to demonstrate learning

(Mice is the maze/add cheese)

Verbal Learning Theory

Expanded as a topic for behavioral and Cognitive research

Noam Chomsky

Reviewed Skinner’s book Verbal Behavior
Helped to formally launch cognitive psychology

Criticisms of Cognitive Psychology

The computer metaphor (Can’t account for creativity)

Gestaltist: Can’t account for insight; is non-dynamic

Skinner: Cognitive psychologist are overly “Mentalistic”

Questionable ecological validity of findings