Perspectives Review

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

How does the Humanistic approach differ from the psychoanalytic approach?

• The humanistic approach focuses on striving to be one's best, while the psychodynamic approach examines unconscious motives for behavior.

• The humanistic approach studies thinking, and the psychodynamic approach focuses on learning through rewards and punishment.

• The humanistic approach focuses on the good in all people while the psychodynamic approach emphasizes one's cultural context including religion, peer influence, etc.

• These two perspectives are very similar in their approach. The only difference is that the Humanistic approach includes consideration of biological factors.

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.

• Psychodynamic

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Behavioral