7225630611 | Biological | Behavior and mental processes are largely shaped by biological processes | 0 | |
7225630612 | Cognitive | Studies people's mental processes in an effort to understand how humans gain knowledge about the world around them | 1 | |
7225631456 | Psychodynamic | we are motivated by the energy of irrational desires generated in our unconscious minds. | 2 | |
7225631457 | Behavioral | finds the source of our actions in the environmental stimuli, rather than in inner mental processes. | 3 | |
7225632153 | Sociocultural | the importance of social interaction, social learning and a cultural perspective | 4 | |
7225632818 | Evolutionary | based on the arguments of Charles Darwin and his theories of evolution. idea that characteristics of a species evolve in the direction of characteristics that give the fittest organisms a competitive advantage. | 5 | |
7225632819 | Humanistic | A viewpoint which emphasizes human ability, growth, potential and free will. emphasizes our mental thoughts and process as the root of our behavior. | 6 | |
7225635281 | The Biological Focus | The brain and central nervous system Sensation and perception Autonomic nervous system Endocrine system Heredity and genetics | 7 | |
7225639647 | Sigmund Freud | said the mind is like a mental boiler which holds the rising pressure of unconscious sexual and destructive desires, along with memories of traumatic events | 8 | |
7225648012 | Evolutionary Perspective Examples | Male vs. Female: differences in visual-spatial ability Hunting vs. gathering | 9 | |
7225650178 | Eclectic Approach | Adopts a number of features from more than one approach to psychology | 10 |
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