---
title: "SSPFR1: Psychology Perspectives Overview (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSPFR1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSPFR1
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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source_last_changed: 2025-02-04
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---

# SSPFR1: Psychology Perspectives Overview

Explain selected historical and contemporary perspectives and practices of psychologists.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSPFR1.a**: Define the field of psychology.
- **SSPFR1.b**: Identify key figures and their perspectives in the history of the field of psychology: include Wundt, Freud, Skinner, James, Watson, Rogers, Bandura, and Pavlov.
- **SSPFR1.c**: List and describe the major occupations and subfields of psychology.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.