Comparing the Major Theoretical Perspectives in Social Psychology Motivational Theory Perspective • Focuses on the individual’s own needs or motives. • What makes people go‚ what provides the energy or reasons for their actions • Real-life Example: Anna Marie motivated to have good grades‚ to study hard‚ help others and gain a status at ITT Technical Institute’s National Technical Honor Society. Learning Theory Perspective • A person’s current behavior is determined
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Psychology as well all know is the scientific study of the behavior of humans and animals. The following paragraphs will compare and contrast Psychodynamic‚ Behavioral‚ and Humanistic perspectives of psychology. Each one of these perspectives searches for answers about behavior through different techniques and through looking for answers to different kinds of questions. Due to the different approaches‚ each perspective form their own assumptions and explanations. Some perspectives are widely accepted
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by using different perspectives. Each of these processes address these matters somewhat at a different level although sometimes can be put onto the same context and by using making careful scientific observations. Some of the major theoretical perspectives of psychology were developed and shaped during the course of history by some of the great psychologists known and can cited as followed: 1. Motivational or Psychodynamic perspective is one of the most popular of psychology approach that was developed
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University of Phoenix Material Perspectives of Psychology Matching Match the perspectives of psychology with their correct viewpoint. 1. C________ Biological Perspective 2. A________ Evolutionary Perspective 3. D_______ Psychodynamic Perspective 4. F_______ Behavioral Perspective 5. B_______ Humanistic Perspective 6. G________ Cognitive Perspective 7. E________ Sociocultural Perspective A. Analyzes the relationship between
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Psychology Perspectives An approach is a perspective/view that involves certain assumptions like beliefs‚ about human behaviour‚ the way they function‚ which aspects of them are worthy of study and what research methods are appropriate for undertaking this study. Each perspective has its strengths and weaknesses‚ and brings something different to our understanding of human behaviour. For this reasons‚ it is important that psychology does have different perspectives to the understanding and study
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Top of Form Perspectives of Psychology What is Psychology - and What is it not? Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes‚ originating from the Greek roots psyche (mind) and ology (study of). The science of psychology is based on objective and verifiable evidence. In order to retrieve accurate information‚ psychologists use an empirical approach as the standard for the methodology of psychology. The use of careful observations and scientific research are examples of an
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Psychology Perspective Psychology as we all know is the scientific study of the behavior of humans and animals. There are various different approaches in contemporary psychology which aim at understanding human behavior. An approach is a perspective that involves certain assumptions about human behavior: the way they function‚ which aspects of them are worthy of study and what research methods are appropriate for undertaking this study. There may be several different theories within an approach‚
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control their over behaviour and understands the motives behind it (freewill)‚ or if their behavior is determined by some force over them and have no control (Determinism)‚ such as their genetics or upbringing. Although they are both very different perspectives believe both nature and nurture to play an important role in the development of someone’s personality and behavior. Psychoanalysts tend to believe in determinism‚ as a result of perceived unconscious influences on the character‚ and humanists believe
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The Major Psychological Perspectives Behaviorism is a highly deterministic view that declares there is no free will‚ defines psychology as the science of behavior. Pavlov‚ Watson‚ Thorndike and Skinner are the four major psychologists that help develop and enhance this view. They studied behavioral responses and the ways those responses are influenced by stimuli in the environment. . The psychoanalytic view largely focuses on the unconscious influencing human behavior. Developed by Sigmund Freud
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the three major sociological perspectives of functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism. Identify which perspectives use a macrolevel or a microlevel of analysis. Some similarities between these sociological perspectives are that two of them work for the macro level perspective but there are some differences. The symbolic interactionism focuses in face-to-face interactions in small groups and it focuses on the microsociology analysis. The Functionalism perspective focuses
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