Psychological Perspectives

Behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential.

• Humanistic
• Psychodynamic
• Sociocultural
• Behavioral

Identical twins tend to have similar levels of intelligence, even when separated early in life. 

• Behavioral
• Neurobiological
• Cognitive
• Sociocultural

Behavior may be the product of unconscious conflict and anxiety.

• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive
• Humanistic
• Sociocultural

Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment. 

• Humanistic
• Sociocultural
• Neurobiological
• Behavioral

Pain tolerance is influenced by expectations and beliefs about painful experiences.

• Behavioral
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive
• Neurobiological

Pain tolerance is largely a result of the effects of endorphins and other neurochemicals. 

• Neurobiological
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive
• Humanistic

Future behavior is influenced by memory and analysis of past experience.

• Cognitive
• Sociocultural
• Humanistic
• Neurobiological

Psychological science is the study of behavior that is observable and measurable.

• Behavioral
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive
• Humanistic

One limitation of our understanding of behavior is that most research has been conducted on subjects from North America. 

• Neurobiological
• Sociocultural
• Behavioral
• Psychodynamic

Human thought and behavior can be understood in terms of activity at the neural level. 

• Cognitive
• Humanistic
• Sociocultural
• Neurobiological