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How Psychologists Explain Behavior: 6 Perspectives
Biological
Cognitive
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Learning-Theory
Socio-cultural
Biological Perspective
Biologically oriented psychologists look for links between behavior and…
Cognitive Perspecitve
Cognitive oriented psychologists focus on mental processes to explain human behavior. Examples include:
Cognitive Psychologists include:Jean Piaget
Lawrence Kohlberg: Theory of Moral Development.
The Humanistic Perspective
Humanism stresses our capacity for self-fulfillment.
It emphasizes the “goodness” that exists in humans.
Behavior is explained by focusing on…
Humanistic Psychologists include…
Abraham Maslow
The Psychoanalytic Perspective
This perspective attempts to explain human behavior through its emphasis on…
Psychoanalytic Psychologists include…
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
The Learning Perspective
This perspective explains human behavior by stating that it is…
Learning Theory Psychologists include…
Ivan Pavlov
John B.Watson
B.F. Skinner
Socio-Cultural PerspectiveThis perspective is similar to the learning perspective, however it focuses more on…The influence of groups on our behavior, including:
EthnicEconomicCultural
Socio-Cultural Psychologists Include…
Albert Bandura
Stanley Milgram