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Atkinson et al (2000) defines psychology as the scientific studyof behaviour and mental processes - This science has lead to anumber of different perspectives.
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Atkinson et al (2000) defines psychology as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes. This science has lead to a number of different perspectives. Malim et al (1997) state that there are five major perspectives within psychology, two of which, behaviourist and humanistic will be the focus of this essay following a brief outline of the other three perspectives, cognitive, psychodynamic and biological. The cognitive perspective places emphasis on thinking processes such as memory, language and problem solving (Medcof & Roth, 1979). An influential name within cognitive psychology is Piaget. Piaget saw the origin of thoughts and intellectual processes as resting within the concepts of, schema, assimilation, accommodation and adaptation (Rungapadiachy, 1999). The psychodynamic perspective is perhaps the most criticised and rejected perspective than any of the others although it has made a greater impact on the lay mind (Medcof & Roth, 1979). Sigmund Freud is synonymous with...
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