Drive Reduction Theory
In the 1940s and 1950s, behaviorist Clark Hull set out to explain behavior with his drive reduction theory. Essentially, Hull…
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
In 1957, psychologist Leon Festinger suggested in his cognitive dissonance theory that every person has an inner drive and desire…
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on how a person acquires, processes, and stores information. Prior to…
Gestalt Psychology
Created by Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koka, and Wolfgang Kohler in the 1920s, Gestalt psychology is a school of thought based…
Visual Perception: How You’re Seeing What You’re Seeing
Humans receive information with sense organs, including their ears, nose, and eyes. These organs are part of larger sensory systems…
The Rorschach Inkblots
The Rorschach test consists of ten inkblots in total: five are black ink, two are red and black ink, and…
Hermann Rorschach
Hermann Rorschach was born on November 8th, 1884, in Zurich, Switzerland, and was the oldest son of a failed artist…