2) Major Perspectives Flashcards
Who is behind congruence? What is it?
- Carl Rogers - Self-actualization occurs when a person’s “ideal self” is congruent with their actual behaviour
What was Freud’s model of personality?
Iceberg model
What are the five needs from Maslow’s pyramid?
- Physiological needs (basic) - Safety needs (basic) - Belongingness and love needs (psychological) - Esteem needs (psychological) - Self-actualization (self-fulfilment)
How did the humanistic perspective develop?
Reaction to Freud that stated that he was ridiculous
What does Jean Piaget mean by conservation?
The concept that a given quantity of matter remains the same despite being rearranged or changed in appearance, as long as nothing is added or taken away.
What are the two major systems involved in behaviour?
Nervous and endocrine
Which concept does humanistic perspective rely on?
Concept of Congruence
Explain how classical conditioning works.
- Learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone. - Associates responses to cues
How do we account for human behaviour?
Perspectives, which are different assumptions
What cultural and social influences does the sociocultural perspective look at?
- Gender - Lifestyle - Income level - Age
What is the therapy that Sigmund Freud designed?
Psychoanalysis
What perspective does this correspond to? “We come to KNOW how to behave”
Cognitive
Explain the saying “ontogony recapitulates phylogeny.”
The development of an organism (ontogeny) expresses all the intermediate forms of its ancestors throughout evolution (phylogeny)
Who is the father of classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
Which perspective does this example correspond to? The student doesn’t want to be perceived as a “nerd”, so he studies just enough to avoid failing
Sociocultural
Is the conscious, pre-conscious or unconscious responsible for Freudian slips?
Pre-conscious
Which perspective does this example correspond to? An unresolved early childhood emotional trauma is distracting the student from his academic work.
Psychodynamic/Freudian
What does anal retentive lead to? What does anal expulsive lead to?
Anal retentive: perfectionism Anal expulsive: careless, messiness
What is a Freudian slip?
Error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought
According to Freud, how long does the anal stage last? What is it?
- 1 to 3 years old - Toilet training
Which perspective does this description correspond to? The roles of inherited tendencies that have proven adaptive in humans.
Evolutionary
What are optical illusions based on?
Cognitions; perception
Which perspective does this example correspond to? The student has not been reinforced for getting good grades in the past.
Learning (Behavioural)
What is the set-point theory of weight? Which perspective does this correspond to?
- Physiological/Biological (role of genetics) - The weight range in which your body is programmed to function optimally - One’s body will fight to maintain that weight range
According to Freud, how long does the latency stage last? What is it?
- 6 to puberty - Repression of sexual impulse - Normal homosexual stage - Prefer to play with their own gender
Can perspectives be “correct”?
No one’s perspective is “correct”, but some of them may apply better
According to Freud, how long does the oral stage last? What is it?
- Mouth/Feeding - Birth-12 months
What was Jean Piaget’s theory?
- Theory of cognitive development - Cognition develops over different stages of thinking: conservation
Which clinical psychologist is known for his work on childhood cognition?
Jean Piaget