Approaches to Psychology

The mind can be viewed as an information processing system.

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

Behavior is motivated by forces that individuals may not be aware of or understand.

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

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

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Evolutionary

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

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

• Evolutionary

• Socio-Cultural

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

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Evolutionary

• Socio-Cultural

Women around the world tend to choose older mates who will be good providers.

• Socio-Cultural

• Evolutionary

• Psychoanalytic

• Biological

• Behaviorism

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

• Humanism

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

Behavior may be the product of unconscious conflict and anxiety.

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

• Evolutionary

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

• Humanism

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic

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

• Humanstic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychoanalytic