Psychology Perspectives, History, and Careers

Emphasis placed on development of sense of self, social, and interpersonal relationships, and discovery of other motivations

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Evolutionary

B. F. Skinner developed the theory of operant conditioning – of

how voluntary behavior is learned

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Sociocultural

• Evolutionary

Holds the view that people have free will, the freedom to choose

their own destiny, and strive for self-actualization

• Evolutionary

• Biopsychological

• Humanistic

• Behavioral

Focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, thought

processes, problem solving, language, and learning

• Evolutionary

• Psychodynamic

• Cognitive

• Sociocultural

Focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Sociocultural

• Behavioral

Attributes human and animal behavior to biological events

occurring in the body, such as genetic influences, hormones, and

the activity of the nervous system

• Cognitive

• Evolutionary

• Biopsychological

• Psychodynamic

Focuses on the biological bases of universal mental

characteristics that all humans share

• Evolutionary

• Biopsychological

• Cognitive

• Psychodynamic

According to this perspective, deep unconscious conflicts have a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes.

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Biological

• Behavioral

According to this perspective, our genetics have a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes.

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Biological

According to this perspective, our environment rewarding and punishing us has a huge impact on our behavior and thought processes.

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Biological

• Behavioral