Applying psychological principles within K-12 educational settings to support student learning and wellbeing.
Based on the idea that the "whole is greater than the sum of its parts," this school emphasized how we perceive objects as unified wholes.
Founded by Sigmund Freud, this school focused on the influence of the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences on behavior. pyschology schools
The earliest school, focused on breaking down mental processes into their most basic components.
Using psychological research to solve real-world problems in business (industrial-organizational), law (forensic), or marketing. The earliest school, focused on breaking down mental
Dominant in the mid-20th century, behaviorism argued that psychology should only study observable, measurable behavior rather than internal mental states.
Focusing on mental health interventions. Focusing on mental health interventions
Psychology emerged as a distinct discipline in , when Wilhelm Wundt established the first experimental laboratory in Germany. Since then, several major schools of thought have competed to define the focus of psychological study: