The Perspectives of Psychology

Question 1

Psychoanalytic

Answer 1

1) What roles do the unconscious mind and past play?

Methods: Dream analysis, free association (freely sharing thoughts that come to mind)
Big Names: Sigmund Freud

Question 2

Behavioral

Answer 2

1) What can we learn from observed behavior (sight)?

Methods: Naturalistic observation (watching), experiments w/ animals (Can’t talk to them but see them)
Big Names: Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, B.F. Skinner

Question 3

Humanistic

Answer 3

1) How can we find the innate good in each person?

Method: Empathy, unconditional positive regard, positive improvement
Big Names: Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

Question 4

Cognitive

Answer 4

1) How do our thoughts relate to our experiences and actions?

Methods: Problem-solving, changing irrational, catastrophic thinking
Big Names: Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky

Question 5

Biopsychological

Answer 5

1) How does the structure of the nervous system relate to our behavior?

Methods: Surgery, medication, brain scans

Question 6

Evolutionary

Answer 6

1) What are the ultimate biological causes of behavior? How did species survive over time?

Methods: genetic testing, observations, experiments
Big Names: Charles Darwin

Question 7

Social

Answer 7

1) How do we interact and relate to one another? Social norms? Actions?

Methods: Experiments, observations
Big Names: Stanley Milgram, Phillip Zimbardo