Compare and Contrast the Two Earliest Perspectives of Psychology

question 129

Essay

Compare and contrast the two earliest perspectives of psychology. Be sure to include comparisons of founders, methods, and philosophies.

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Definitions:

Mean

A measure of central tendency that is calculated by adding all numbers in a data set and dividing by the number of observations.

Median

Value of a variable that splits a distribution of scores in half, with the same number of scores above the median as below.

Standard Deviation

A statistic used to determine the degree of spread or variation among data values in a series.

Bimodal

Describes a distribution or data set that has two distinct modes or peaks in its frequency of occurrence.