Unit 1: Perspectives/ Approaches

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

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

Measurable and observable data. NOT ideas, emotions, inner mental experiences

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

• Gestalt

• Psychoanalytic

Behavior determined by past experiences left in the Unconscious Mind. People are unaware. Unconscious drives conscious. Sigmund Freud

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

• Gestalt

• Psychoanalytic

Behavior reflects influence of physical and psychological traits that helped ancestors survive/reproduce

• Evolutionary

• Biological

• Cognitive

• Social-Cultural

• Biopsychosocial