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Psychology 101 SJR
psychology 101 final exam notes
Question | Answer |
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What is the Cognitive Perspective? | has to do with the relation of mental process/ thinking with human behavior. Investigate ways in which we perceive and mentally represent the world. |
What is the Human Existential Perspective? | Also examines mental processes to define human behavior, but is more focused on personal experience. Humanism stresses human capacity for self fulfillment, while existentialism views people as free to choose . Abraham Maslow & Carl Rogers popularized |
What is the Psychodynamic Perspective | Believes behavior is motivated by inner unconscious forces over which a person has little control. |
What is Behaviorism? | People behave according to past learning history, situations and rewards, not conscious choice. Mostly environmentally influenced, behavior is learned through repetition and reinforcement. |
What is Social-cognitive theory? | suggests people can modify and create their own environments, stresses influence of experiences and observation of others. |
What is the Sociocultural Perspective? | Studies influence of ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental processes. Helps to understand role of culture in behavior, attitudes, belief and values |
What is the Psychoanalytic Perspective? | Says that personality is characterized by conflict. At first conflict is external; drives like sex aggression and the need for superiority |