Psychological Theories Flashcards
What does psychological theories focus on?
Individual risk factors
Who pioneered psychoanalytic theory?
Sigmund Freud
Freud focused on what part of life?
Childhood
Which part of the mind operates under the pleasure principle?
Id
Which part of the brain restrains unethical impulses?
Superego
What does the ego do?
Balances unconscious desires with what one should do
What does delinquency result from?
- underdeveloped superego
- overdeveloped superego
- delinquent ego
Whereas psychoanalytic theory focuses on childhood, behavioral psychology looks at…
Present
What does behavioral psychology assume?
Assumes people respond to rewards and punishments
What is the basics behind classical conditioning?
Cues/stimulus leads to certain responses/behavior
What two principles does operant conditioning use?
Reinforcement and punishment
Albert Bandura’s study about observational learning formed what theory?
Modeling theory
What does cognitive psychology focus on?
A person’s thoughts and how a person thinks
Cognitive structure refers to:
Stable ways in which people think (cognitive skills, moral reasoning)
Cognitive content refers to:
What people think (rationalizing why they commit crime)
