Contemporary Approaches

Question 0

Behavioral Perspective

Answer 0

Observing behavior.
Analyze how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on response to events in the environment.

Reinforcers - Positive (candy, self-esteem)
Punishment (cell phone, taken)

Question 1

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Perspective

Answer 1

Looking at Unconscious.

Motives and Conflicts determine human behavior.

Question 2

Cognitive Perspective

Answer 2

Studies how we process, store, retrieve and use information and how it influences a persons behavior.

Ex: your self-talk

Question 3

Social-Cultural Perspective

Answer 3

Looking at the culture and social group that one is in and how it influences a persons behavior.

Ex: Different religion, gender. Create diversity club.

Question 4

Humanistic Perspective

Answer 4

Looking at self-actualization and how to reach full potential of self.
Looking at goals.

Analyzing successful people (Einstein, Rosevelt)