Psych Review #1: Intro & Perspectives

What does humanistic perspective focus on?

• survival of the fittest
• what motivates people to do good
• muscle memory
• evolution

What influences our behavior from the behavorial perspective?

• childhood
• rewards/punishments
• biologically based
• evolution

The Socioculture perspective is explained by what relationship we as humans developed?

• culture
• family
• society
• All of the Above

Psychology is:

• the study of the human mind
• the scientific study of mind and behavior
• a sport
• a subject in high school

Which of these is not a behavior?

• Biting nails
• foot tapping
• teeth chattering
• being sad

in a biological perspective, people behave based on...

• rewards and punishments
• chemicals released in the brain
• childhood experiences
• external surroundings in society/culture
• intentional thinking

During a baseball game, which of the following is NOT considered a behavior?

• Planning the next pitch

• Throwing a baseball

• Taking notes on the game

• Checking your phone for updates

What is a example of a behavior?

• Shaking hands with a friend
• Thinking
• Recalling old memories
• Processing information
• Imagining something

The humanistic view believes that people are motivated by which of the following?

• Getting rewards
• Being liked by other people
• To be the best person they can be.
• Money

What is the evolutionary perspective?

• Explains mind and behavior using the brain and body's physical structures and chemical signals
• Explains mind and behavior by looking at our motivations
• Explains mind and behavior by looking at a cultures expectations
• Explains mind and behavior by considering the ways we were most able to survive as a species