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Outline the major theoretical perspectives in psychology and evaluate two of these paridigms.
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OUTLINE THE MAJOR THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND EVALUATE TWO OF THESE PARADIGMS. INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will be describing the five major schools of psychological research. These are Behaviourism, Biological, Cognitive, Humanist and Psychoanalytical. I will then attempt to evaluate the pros, cons and practical applications of the Behaviourist and Psychodynamic approaches. BEHAVIOURISM The earliest origins of behaviourism can be stemmed from the philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). He believed that the human being is born as a 'tabula rasa'. This effectively means a neonate is a blank slate with no prior knowledge or ideas. According to Locke it is experience through senses, which provides the mind. The modern founding father of behaviourism is John Watson (1878-1958). He believed that ? should be about the study of observable behaviour and that behaviour is moulded by experience. Behaviourists believe that however complex a piece of behaviour might be, it is possible to break it down and...
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