My Philosophy Of Psychology And Psychology - 1921 Words

Introduction I clearly remember the day I decided I wanted to have a career in the field of psychology. I was a junior in high school and was sitting in my general psychology class. We were discussing the structure of the brain and what each region was responsible for. It was fascinating to me to learn about the different structures of the brain and how they directly relate to our behavior. It was during that class period that I realized I wanted to pursue a career in the field. My teacher, Ms. Freeman, exposed me to the science of psychology and the impact it can have on people who are struggling to understand their circumstances. Her passion for the subject was evident in the way she taught. She was so interested in the brain, the†¦show more content†¦Beginning leaders of the field include Renà © Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Sigmund Freud, and Jean Piaget. Many contemporary cognitive psychologists utilize a computer metaphor and the concept of â€Å"information processingâ €  (Farah, 2000). I agree with the theoretical perspective of cognitive psychology because there is a factor to behavior that is unobservable. Behavior is causally related to a mental state or act, and those mental factors are viewed as the underlying factors that make behavior possible. Also, elements of the mind, like states and mechanisms, have operating characteristics. Understanding those characteristics allows for an understanding of the causes of behavior (Stout, 2008). I also agree with the views of cognitive psychology because I believe that human beings have the ability to choose what they let affect them. I think they are an active and independent contributor to their behavior, and is not completely overtaken by forces out of their control. â€Å"Hence, an organism’s behavior reflects the active reception, transformation, reduction, elaboration, organization, selection, storage, and retrieval of information, performed by a mediator if not an initiating agentâ €  (Moore, 669). Simply put, cognitive psychology seeks to explain behavior by understanding how the mind works. Second Theoretical Perspective Humanistic psychology aims to understand what is