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List of psychological schools

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The list below includes all these, and other, influential schools of thought in psychology:
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The most influential ones and its main founders are:
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Each has been highly influential; however, most 1976: 636:viewpoints that combine aspects of each school. 990: 601: 997: 983: 608: 594: 639: 1977: 978: 624:are the great classical theories of 13: 14: 2006: 841:Experimental analysis of behavior 1206: 711: 575: 33: 1004: 786:Cultural-historical psychology 1: 1302:Industrial and organizational 320:Industrial and organizational 1543:Human factors and ergonomics 843:- the school descended from 475:Human factors and ergonomics 7: 963: 901:Phenomenological psychology 10: 2011: 934:(sociocultural psychology) 721:Activity-oriented approach 1929: 1866: 1573: 1483: 1395: 1232:Applied behavior analysis 1215: 1204: 1040: 1012: 896:Organizational psychology 816:Ecological systems theory 250:Applied behavior analysis 958:Transpersonal psychology 826:Environmental psychology 801:Developmental psychology 1508:Behavioral neuroscience 1072:Behavioral neuroscience 938:Strength-based practice 831:Evolutionary psychology 440:Behavioral neuroscience 95:Behavioral neuroscience 1995:Branches of psychology 1558:Psychology of religion 1498:Behavioral engineering 1435:Human subject research 1091:Cognitive neuroscience 1057:Affective neuroscience 953:Transactional analysis 836:Existential psychology 796:Descriptive psychology 736:Anomalistic psychology 640:Most influential ones 490:Psychology of religion 430:Behavioral engineering 114:Cognitive neuroscience 80:Affective neuroscience 1990:Psychological schools 1934:Wiktionary definition 1470:Self-report inventory 1465:Quantitative research 970:History of psychology 891:Organismic psychology 881:Liberation psychology 876:Industrial psychology 871:Individual psychology 866:Humanistic psychology 811:Ecological psychology 771:Biopsychosocial model 766:Biological psychology 726:Analytical psychology 689:Psychoanalytic school 622:psychological schools 582:Psychology portal 1460:Qualitative research 1415:Behavior epigenetics 756:Behavioural genetics 1939:Wiktionary category 1503:Behavioral genetics 1475:Statistical surveys 1332:Occupational health 1067:Behavioral genetics 921:Radical behaviorism 750:radical behaviorism 435:Behavioral genetics 350:Occupational health 90:Behavioral genetics 21:Part of a series on 1911:Schools of thought 1814:Richard E. Nisbett 1694:Donald T. Campbell 1372:Sport and exercise 948:Systems psychology 927:Psychology of self 906:Process psychology 856:Gestalt psychology 698:Systems psychology 551:Schools of thought 390:Sport and exercise 236:Applied psychology 1972: 1971: 1949:Wikimedia Commons 1876:Counseling topics 1839:Ronald C. Kessler 1829:Shelley E. Taylor 1754:Lawrence Kohlberg 1729:Stanley Schachter 1528:Consumer behavior 1410:Archival research 1178:Psycholinguistics 1062:Affective science 932:Social psychology 618: 617: 517:Counseling topics 460:Consumer behavior 201:Psycholinguistics 85:Affective science 2002: 1985:Psychology lists 1906:Research methods 1849:Richard Davidson 1844:Joseph E. LeDoux 1719:George A. Miller 1709:David McClelland 1704:Herbert A. Simon 1604:Edward Thorndike 1425:Content analysis 1210: 1183:Psychophysiology 999: 992: 985: 976: 975: 791:Depth psychology 610: 603: 596: 580: 579: 578: 547:Research methods 206:Psychophysiology 66:Basic psychology 37: 18: 17: 2010: 2009: 2005: 2004: 2003: 2001: 2000: 1999: 1975: 1974: 1973: 1968: 1925: 1901:Psychotherapies 1862: 1819:Martin Seligman 1784:Daniel Kahneman 1724:Richard Lazarus 1674:Raymond Cattell 1578: 1569: 1568: 1567: 1479: 1391: 1218: 1211: 1202: 1163:Neuropsychology 1043: 1036: 1008: 1003: 966: 861:Gestalt therapy 731:Anti-psychiatry 714: 702:Gregory Bateson 642: 614: 576: 574: 567: 566: 565: 564: 542:Psychotherapies 510: 500: 499: 420: 412: 411: 410: 409: 238: 228: 227: 226: 225: 186:Neuropsychology 68: 12: 11: 5: 2008: 1998: 1997: 1992: 1987: 1970: 1969: 1967: 1966: 1961: 1956: 1951: 1946: 1941: 1936: 1930: 1927: 1926: 1924: 1923: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1872: 1870: 1864: 1863: 1861: 1859:Roy Baumeister 1856: 1851: 1846: 1841: 1836: 1831: 1826: 1821: 1816: 1811: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1794:Michael Posner 1791: 1786: 1781: 1779:Elliot Aronson 1776: 1774:Walter Mischel 1771: 1766: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1739:Albert Bandura 1736: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1716: 1714:Leon Festinger 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1691: 1686: 1684:Neal E. Miller 1681: 1679:Abraham Maslow 1676: 1671: 1666: 1664:Ernest Hilgard 1661: 1659:Donald O. Hebb 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1639:J. P. Guilford 1636: 1634:Gordon Allport 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1614:John B. Watson 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1579: 1574: 1571: 1570: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1489: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1481: 1480: 1478: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1405:Animal testing 1401: 1399: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1309: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1223: 1221: 1213: 1212: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1108:Cross-cultural 1105: 1100: 1099: 1098: 1088: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1048: 1046: 1038: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1002: 1001: 994: 987: 979: 973: 972: 965: 962: 961: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 929: 924: 918: 913: 911:Psychoanalysis 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 838: 833: 828: 823: 821:Ego psychology 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 781:Constructivism 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 743: 741:Associationism 738: 733: 728: 723: 713: 710: 709: 708: 706:Felix Guattari 695: 686: 684:Max Wertheimer 673: 664: 655: 653:John B. 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Hull 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1599:Sigmund Freud 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1589:William James 1587: 1585: 1584:Wilhelm Wundt 1582: 1580: 1577: 1576:Psychologists 1572: 1564: 1563:Psychometrics 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1531: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1523:Consciousness 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1486: 1482: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1455:Psychophysics 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1398: 1397:Methodologies 1394: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1357:Psychotherapy 1355: 1353: 1352:Psychometrics 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1214: 1209: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1118:Developmental 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1080: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1047: 1045: 1039: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1011: 1007: 1000: 995: 993: 988: 986: 981: 980: 977: 971: 968: 967: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 943:Structuralism 941: 939: 936: 933: 930: 928: 925: 922: 919: 917: 916:Psychohistory 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 851:Functionalism 849: 846: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 806:Ecopsychology 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 761:Bioenergetics 759: 757: 754: 751: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 718: 717: 712:Complete list 707: 703: 699: 696: 694: 693:Sigmund Freud 690: 687: 685: 681: 677: 674: 672: 671:William James 668: 667:Functionalism 665: 663: 659: 656: 654: 650: 647: 646: 645: 637: 635: 631: 630:psychologists 627: 623: 611: 606: 604: 599: 597: 592: 591: 589: 588: 583: 573: 572: 571: 570: 561: 558: 556: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 537:Psychologists 535: 533: 530: 528: 527:Organizations 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 514: 509: 504: 503: 496: 495:Psychometrics 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 455:Consciousness 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 422: 416: 415: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 375:Psychotherapy 373: 371: 370:Psychometrics 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 251: 248: 246: 243: 242: 237: 232: 231: 222: 219: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 182: 179: 177: 174: 172: 169: 167: 164: 162: 159: 157: 154: 152: 149: 147: 144: 142: 141:Developmental 139: 137: 134: 132: 129: 127: 124: 120: 117: 116: 115: 112: 110: 106: 103: 101: 98: 96: 93: 91: 88: 86: 83: 81: 78: 76: 73: 72: 67: 62: 61: 56: 53: 51: 48: 46: 43: 42: 41: 40: 36: 32: 31: 28: 25: 24: 20: 19: 16: 1910: 1809:Larry Squire 1804:Bruce McEwen 1799:Amos Tversky 1769:Jerome Kagan 1759:Noam Chomsky 1699:Hans Eysenck 1669:Harry Harlow 1649:Erik Erikson 1548:Intelligence 1445:Neuroimaging 1188:Quantitative 1153:Mathematical 1148:Intelligence 1138:Experimental 1133:Evolutionary 1123:Differential 1032:Psychologist 845:B.F. Skinner 715: 662:Albert Ellis 643: 621: 619: 480:Intelligence 211:Quantitative 176:Mathematical 171:Intelligence 161:Experimental 156:Evolutionary 146:Differential 15: 1881:Disciplines 1854:Susan Fiske 1744:Roger Brown 1644:Carl Rogers 1629:Jean Piaget 1594:Ivan Pavlov 1450:Observation 1430:Experiments 1377:Suicidology 1272:Educational 1227:Anomalistic 1198:Theoretical 1173:Personality 1103:Comparative 1086:Cognitivism 1077:Behaviorism 886:Logotherapy 776:Cognitivism 746:Behaviorism 658:Cognitivism 649:Behaviorism 522:Disciplines 395:Suicidology 290:Educational 245:Anomalistic 221:Theoretical 196:Personality 126:Comparative 109:Cognitivism 100:Behaviorism 1979:Categories 1944:Wikisource 1789:Paul Ekman 1624:Kurt Lewin 1518:Competence 1440:Interviews 1420:Case study 1297:Humanistic 1277:Ergonomics 1262:Counseling 1237:Assessment 1219:psychology 1168:Perception 1128:Ecological 1044:psychology 1022:Philosophy 1006:Psychology 748:(see also 676:Humanistic 626:psychology 450:Competence 315:Humanistic 295:Ergonomics 280:Counseling 255:Assessment 191:Perception 151:Ecological 27:Psychology 1964:Wikibooks 1954:Wikiquote 1824:Ed Diener 1609:Carl Jung 1513:Cognition 1342:Political 1252:Community 1082:Cognitive 445:Cognition 360:Political 270:Community 105:Cognitive 55:Subfields 1959:Wikinews 1916:Timeline 1538:Feelings 1533:Emotions 1493:Behavior 1484:Concepts 1362:Religion 1347:Positive 1337:Pastoral 1322:Military 1287:Forensic 1282:Feminist 1267:Critical 1257:Consumer 1247:Coaching 1242:Clinical 1217:Applied 1113:Cultural 1052:Abnormal 964:See also 847:'s work. 634:eclectic 555:Timeline 470:Feelings 465:Emotions 425:Behavior 419:Concepts 380:Religion 365:Positive 355:Pastoral 340:Military 305:Forensic 300:Feminist 285:Critical 275:Consumer 265:Coaching 260:Clinical 136:Cultural 75:Abnormal 1891:Outline 1387:Traffic 1382:Systems 1317:Medical 1143:Gestalt 1017:History 680:Gestalt 532:Outline 405:Traffic 400:Systems 335:Medical 166:Gestalt 50:History 45:Outline 1921:Topics 1367:School 1292:Health 1193:Social 1096:Social 1042:Basic 1027:Portal 560:Topics 385:School 310:Health 216:Social 119:Social 1868:Lists 1327:Music 1312:Media 1307:Legal 1158:Moral 660:: ], 632:hold 508:Lists 345:Music 330:Media 325:Legal 181:Moral 1553:Mind 620:The 485:Mind 1981:: 704:, 700:: 691:: 682:: 669:: 651:: 1084:/ 998:e 991:t 984:v 752:) 678:/ 609:e 602:t 595:v 107:/

Index

Psychology

Outline
History
Subfields
Basic psychology
Abnormal
Affective neuroscience
Affective science
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Behavioral neuroscience
Behaviorism
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Evolutionary
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Neuropsychology
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