Approch Names And Their Assumptions

Question 1

What are the 3 approaches listed in Showbie that start with “the”

Answer 1

The psychodynamic approach, The learning approach, the cognitive approach, the biological approach

Question 2

What is the other approache

Answer 2

Humanistic approach

Question 3

What are the psychodynamic assumptions

Answer 3

1: Unconscious forces in our mind control our thoughts,behaviour and feelings
2: Our behaviour as adults are very influenced by our childhood
3: Abnormal behaviour is strongly influenced by mental conflict
4: the mind can be divided into three parts, the conscious,unconscious and preconscious

Question 4

What are the SLT assumptions

Answer 4

1: Learning occurs from observing others
2: the mind, behaviour and environment all play a role in learning theory
3: the deals with the criticism of behaviourist approach which ignores mental processes by taking account of cognitive processes

Question 5

Cognitive approach assumptions

Answer 5

1: Our mental systems have a limited capacity
2: A control mechanism sees over all mental processes
3: there is a two way flow of information

Question 6

Biological approach assumptions

Answer 6

1: Everything psychological is at first biological
2: Much of human behaviour has a physiological cause which can be genetically or environmentally altered
3: psychologists should study the brain, nervous system and other biological systems e.g hormones, chemicals acting on the brain
4: The mind lives in the brain, in contrast to the cognitive approach which believes that the mind and brain are separate

Question 7

The humanistic approach assumptions

Answer 7

1: Every individual is unique
2: free will exists
3: people should be viewed holistically
4: the scientific method is not suited to measure behaviour