Assumptions

Question 1

What does the biological approach assume about behavior, cognitions, and emotions?

Answer 1

They can be explained in terms of the working of the brain and the effect of hormones, genetics, and evolution.

This approach emphasizes the biological underpinnings of psychological phenomena.

Question 2

How can similarities and differences between people be understood according to the biological approach?

Answer 2

In terms of biological factors and their interaction with other factors.

This suggests a complex interplay between biology and environment in shaping individual differences.

Question 4

What is the basic route of information processing in the cognitive approach?

Answer 4

Input - process - output

This route is analogous to how information is processed by a computer.

Question 5

What are individual differences in cognitive processing?

Answer 5

Differences in attention, language, thinking, and memory

These differences can influence behavior and emotion.

Question 6

True or False: The cognitive approach suggests that all humans process information in the same way.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Fill in the blank: People have individual differences in their cognitive processing such as with _______.

Answer 7

[attention, language, thinking, memory]

Question 8

How can cognitive processes help explain behavior and emotion?

Answer 8

They provide insights into individual differences in processing

Understanding cognitive processes can clarify why people react differently in similar situations.

Question 10

Assumptions of the Learning Approach

Question 11

We all begin life as a blank slate. Experiences and

Question 12

interactions with the environment shape our behavior

Question 13

and these changes are directly observable

Question 14

We learn through the processes of operant

Question 15

conditioning

Answer 15

classical conditioning and social

Question 16

learning. This can be understood using the stimulus-

Question 17

response model.

Question 18

Assumptions of the Learning Approach

Question 19

We all begin life as a blank slate. Experiences and

Question 20

interactions with the environment shape our behavior

Question 21

and these changes are directly observable

Question 22

We learn through the processes of operant

Question 23

conditioning

Answer 23

classical conditioning and social

Question 24

learning. This can be understood using the stimulus-

Question 25

response model.

Question 27

Assumptions of the Social Approach

Question 28

Behavior

Answer 28

cognition

Question 29

social contexts

Answer 29

social environments

Question 30

Behavior

Answer 30

cognitions

Question 31

the actual

Answer 31

implied