Chapter 2 - Contemporary Approaches

Question 1

Focuses on the body, especially the brain and nervous system

Answer 1

Biological approach

Question 2

Scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system

Answer 2

Neuroscience (biological approach)

Question 3

Study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants

Answer 3

Behavioral approach

Question 4

1. Stimuli
2. Behavior itself
3. Reinforcer of behavior

Answer 4

Observable responses

Question 5

Emphasized that psychology should be about what people do - their actions and behaviors - and should not be concerned W things things that cannot be seen like goals/feelings.

Answer 5

B.F skinner

Question 6

Unconscious thought, conflict between biological drives, such as the drive for sex, social demands, and early childhood experiences

Answer 6

Psychodynamic approach

Question 7

Founder of psychodynamic approach (aggressive impulses)

Answer 7

Sigmund Freud

Question 8

Analyst unlocking a persons unconscious conflicts w therapeutic talking

Answer 8

Psychoanalysis

Question 9

Persons positive qualities, the capacity for growth, and the freedom to choose one’s destiny

Answer 9

Humanistic approach

Question 10

Mental processes involved in knowing now we direct our attention, perceive, remember, think, and problem solve.

Stimulus —-> cognition —-> response

Answer 10

Cognitiva approach

Question 11

Evolutionary ideas such as adaptation and natural selection to explain specific human behaviors

Answer 11

Evolutionary approach

Question 12

Social and cultural environments on behaviors, understanding a person’s behavior requires knowing their cultural context

Answer 12

Sociocultural approach