1. Philosophical period: The philosophical period is mainly based on philosophy, and through the discussion of people's feelings, thinking and consciousness, an important psychological theory is formed.
2. physiological period: physiological period mainly studies psychological problems from the perspective of physiology.
3. The establishment and development period of scientific psychology: During the establishment and development period, scientific psychology began to separate from philosophy and physiology and became an independent discipline.
4. Contemporary psychological period: the application scope of contemporary psychological period has gradually expanded, including education, industry, commerce, justice and other fields.