assumptions

Question 1

biological approach assumptions

Answer 1

• Behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be explained in
  terms of the working of the brain and the effect of
  hormones, genetics and evolution.
• Similarities and differences between people can be
  understood in terms of biological factors and their
  interaction with other factors.

Question 2

cognitive approach assumptions

Answer 2

• Information is processed through the same route in
  all humans: input – process – output, in a similar
  way to how information is processed by a computer.
• People have individual differences in their
  cognitive processing such as with attention,
  language, thinking and memory. These processes
  can also help to explain behaviour and emotion.

Question 3

learning approach assuptions

Answer 3

• We all begin life as a blank slate. Experiences and
  interactions with the environment shape our behaviour and
  these changes are directly observable.
• We learn through the processes of operant conditioning,
  classical conditioning and social learning. This can be
  understood using the stimulus-response model.

Question 4

social approach assumptions

Answer 4

• Behaviour, cognitions and emotions are influenced
  by social contexts, social environments and groups.
• Behaviour, cognitions and emotions are influenced
  by the actual, implied or imagined presence of others