Major Perspectives of Psychology

What is the definition of psychology?

• Study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
• Study of behavior and logic
• Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
• Study of how how our influences affect us

Which one of the four options is NOT one of the seven major psychological perspectives?

• Humanistic
• Cognitive
• Developmental
• Behavioral 

Which perspective would be most likely to explore the genetic basis for certain disorders?

• Biological
• Humanist
• Sociocultural
• Cognitive

Which perspective would be most likely to state the mind can be viewed as an information processing system?

• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral
• Cognitive
• Humanistic

Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by forces that individuals may not understand or be aware of?

• Sociocultural
• Biochemical
• Evolutionary
• Psychodynamic

Which perspective would be most likely to state human thought and behavior can be understood in terms of activity at the neural level?

• Biological
• Evolutionary
• Humanistic
• Behavioral

Which perspective would be most likely to state many of our behaviors have developed as a result of our species’ adaptation to the challenges of surviving across millennia?

• Behavioral
• Psychodynamic
• Sociocultural
• Evolutionary

Which perspective would say that many of our behaviors are the result of unresolved childhood issues?

• Evolutionary
• Cognitive
• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that we learn behaviors through rewards and punishment?

• Behavioral
• Humanistic
• Biochemical
• Cognitive

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that the people and groups around us are important in understanding human behavior?

• Humanistic
• Sociocultural
• Behavioral
• Biochemical