Comparisons of Approaches Flashcards
Is the psychodynamic approach based on determinism or free will?
determinism as it is based on unconscious thoughts for example Freudian slips which is not meaning to say something aloud.
is the humanistic approach based on determinism or free will?
free well as people have a choice over their behaviour
is the behaviourist approach based on determinism or free will?
previous experience determines if a behaviour was previously rewarded (reinforced) we are more likely to do it again
is the biological approach deterministic or free will?
deterministic a certain inherited traits in genes that influence behaviour or out of our control
is the behaviourist approach nature or nurture
nurture because it suggests our behaviour is a result of our interaction with the environment and whether a given behaviour was previously rewarded or punished
is the biological approach as a result of nature or nurture
nature because of our inherited gene make up
is the psychodynamic approach nature or nurture
nature because of the unconscious thoughts that drive behaviour
is the humanistic approach a result of nature or nurture
both: nature because we all have the drive to self actualise and nurture because achieving self actualisation arises from experience e.g. are upbringing
is the behaviourist approach a scientific approach
it is based on scientific methodology as approach is highly based on scientific experiments e.g. Pavlov‘s dogs
is the biological approach a scientific approach
it does use scientific methodology as the influence of neurotransmitters in a behaviour can be experimented
is the psychodynamic approach based on scientific methodology
it has much greater reliance on case studies however the recent experimental methods
is the humanistic approach based on scientific methodology
no it denies scientific method as too complex for human experience
