ap psych c1--history of psychology

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humanist perspective

  • humanist perspective—we choose our behaviors and are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs (having less friends because you feel more socially satisfied)

    • examples: abraham maslow and carl rogers

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  • psychodynamic perspective

  • unconscious mind controls much of our thought and action, like having unrecognized trauma

ex: you are an extrovert because u have repressed trauma about being alone

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  • biopsychology (or neuroscience) perspective

  • everything is related to biological processes, referring to genes, DNA, etc.

ex: you are more extroverted becayse of genes from ur parents

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  • evolutionary (or darwinian) perspective

  • some traits are better for survival and this is why they persist (ex: being extroverted to make more friends and be protected)

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  • behavioral perspective

  • look at behaviors and human response to different stimulation (ex: extrovert is an extrovert because he or she will be rewarded for having more friends)

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  • cognitive perspective

  • human behavior in terms of how we interpret environmental events (an extrovert interprets social situations as something important for their life)

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  • social-cultural perspective

  • behaviors vary among cultures

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  • biopsychosocial perspective

  • our thinking/behavior is a combo of bio, psychological, and social factors