Compare and contrast any two schools of psychology
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Compare and contrast any two schools of psychology There are many different schools of psychology, each have their own views and they all look at psychology from different perspectives. I am going to outline six perspectives and then compare and contrast two schools. The biological perspective and major figures such as Karl Lashley looks to the body to explain the mind, they look at hormones, genes, the brain, and the central nervous system to explain the way we think, feel and act. The psychodynamic perspective and major figures such as Sigmund Freud views behaviour as driven by powerful mental conflicts locked deep within the subconscious. The behaviourist perspective and major figures such as John Watson believe that behaviour is simply a response to an environmental event. They believe that there is an order to how people work. The humanist perspective and major figures such as Carl Rodgers believe that people are naturally...

