Maslow and Rogers
For this discussion, you will choose to focus on either Abraham Maslow or Carl Rogers. Discuss how humanism developed in response to behaviorism and psychodynamic psychologies. Summarize the theory of either Rogers or Maslow and evaluate their contributions to the field of psychology.
Disappearance of Gestalt Psychology
Describe the social and cultural conditions that led to Gestalt psychology’s disappearance. Then analyze the basic assumptions of psychoanalysis and Behaviorism for any traces of Gestalt psychology. What elements of Gestalt psychology do you recognize as existing in the basic premises of psychoanalysis and Behaviorism?
Rise of Cognitive Psychology
Describe the social and cultural conditions that led to the rise of cognitive psychology. Argue whether cognitive psychology represents further growth in the field of psychology or the development of a new science.