Compare and Contrast three approaches to psychology

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Psychology
Compare and Contrast three approaches to psychology

Psychology
Introduction
There are several contemporary approaches of psychology and some of them are really in
fact relates to the brain and behaviors of human beings very closely. These contemporary
approaches are Biological, Humanistic, Cognitive, Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Evolutionary
and Sociocultural approaches. The three approaches which this report compares and contrast are
Behavioral, Cognitive and Humanistic approach. This report also describes that one approach
which is very suitable according to the mental and behavioral perspectives both.
Comparison between three approaches
Biological Approach: This approach studies the genes and hereditary factors which develops a
difference in the behaviors of a person (Kreibig, 2010). It is linked with the genes which come in
a person from his or her parent and how it affects the behavior of that person. It was founded by
Charles Darwin in the year 1859. It focuses on the DNA of a person and figuring out how it
affects the behavior. Biological factors such as chromosomes and the hormones are studied in
this psychology by the psychologists. It works on the evolutionary function of the body.
Cognitive Approach: This approach is related to learning. A person learns a lot when he is
growing up by the study of the mechanisms, and processing of the information. It is linked with
the sensory memory and the perception of the person. Was founded by Wilhelm Wundt in the
year 1879. It focuses on the psychological process which goes on in the person’s mind or brain.
It is about identifying as to what exactly goes on in the person’s mind. It works on the functions
like memory, perception and attention (Wundt, 1921).
Humanistic Approach: In this approach, the psychologists emphasizes on the subjective and
consciousness of the person (Hayes, 2012). It is linked with the internal self image and the inner
feelings of the person. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow founded this theory. It focuses on the
happiness of oneself and personal experiences. It is all about the individual empowerment. It
drives the person to be the best in any field and helps in self motivation.
All these three approaches are quite similar in a way that they all are related to the
psychology but they are very different in terms of the functions and the research and their nature
of work with respect to the human beings. While humanistic approach works on building the self
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