Perspectives in Psychology

Stresses the importance of social norms and culture

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

Through interactions, children learn the values and norms of their society

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

It helps to look at how cultural norms and social influence impact social behavior.

• Social Learning Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

Stresses the importance of unique experiences in family, school, community, etc.

• Social Learning Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

According to this viewpoint, we learn behaviors by observing and mimicking the behavior of others.

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

Argues that social behaviors developed through genetics and inheritance.

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

Emphasizes the role of biology and gene transmission to explain current behavior.

• Social Learning Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

Supports an information processing model of social behavior, where we notice, interpret, and judge the behavior of others.

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective

New experiences can either be assimilated or accommodated.

• Evolutionary Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

By understanding how information is processed, we can better understand how patterns of thoughts impact behavior.

• Social-Cognitive Perspective

• Social Learning Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Evolutionary Perspective