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Introduction
The troubling events in the 1950 and 1960 left many feeling that the knowledge
behaviorism and psychoanalysis provided was incomplete, twisted, or both (Hergenhahn
& Henley, 2013). Therefore, the need for a theory that focused on the human being as a
whole arose
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Humanistic psychology was a reaction against the two schools of thought that were still
influential in 1960
• The decade was characterized as a troubled time for the U.S.
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• In early 1960 a group of psychologists led by Abraham Maslow formed the third-force
psychology movement (Humanistic psychology)
• Abraham Maslow and other humanistic psychologists claimed that behaviorism and
psychoanalysis neglected some human attributes
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• On the other hand, psychoanalysis seeks to understand the unconscious motivation and
instincts that cause behavior
• Freud expounded on psychoanalysis, and he believed humans were creatures of life and
death


History of Psychology

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Humanistic psychology was a reaction against the two schools of thought that were still
influential in 1960. The decade was characterized as a troubled time for the U.S. The unpopular
Vietnam War accelerated along with the antiwar movements; there were assassinations of
prominent figures such as John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Further, there were violent racial protests in several major cities. The hippies and college
students rebelled against their parents' values. During this time, no traditional rational philosophy
was appealing. Structuralism, functionalism, and Gestalt psychology had been assimilated into
other viewpoints. According to Hergenhahn & Henley (2013), human nature is divided into mind
(intellect), body (biology), and spirit (emotion). By mid 20th century, the only influential schools
remaining were behaviorism and psychoanalysis. The troubling events in the 1950 and 1960 left
many feeling that the knowledge behaviorism and psychoanalysis provided was incomplete,
twisted, or both (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2013). Therefore, the need for a theory that focused on
the human being as a whole arose.
In early 1960 a group of psychologists led by Abraham Maslow formed the third-force
psychology movement (Humanistic psychology). Abraham Maslow and other humanistic
psychologists claimed that behaviorism and psychoanalysis neglected some human attributes.
Behaviorists studied overt human behaviors and believed that rewards and punishment condition
people to act in a specific way (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2013). Behaviorism techniques likened
humans to robots, lower animals, and computers (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2013). Therefore, for
behaviorism, humans were not regarded as unique. Experiments conducted were using animals
such as mice with Skinner's box.

On the other hand, psych...