Perspectives in Psychology

The unconscious mind influences everything we do.

• Biological perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.

• Psychodymanic perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.

• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective
• Humanistic perspective
• Cognitive perspective

Teachers will get students to study more by offering extra credit.

• Humanistic perspective
• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective

"Change your thoughts, change your life."

• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Exercising increases endorphins in the brain, thus improving mood.

• Cognitive perspective
• Biological perspective
• Humanistic perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.

• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Examines how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with the environment to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and other traits and abilities.

• Biological Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Pyschoanalytic Approach

Analyzes how childhood experiences influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems.

• Psychoanalytic Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Biological Approach

• Behavioral Approach