7 Psychological Perspectives

Flashcards reviewing the seven major psychological perspectives, their associated theorists, and core concepts.

What is the primary focus of the psychodynamic perspective, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with Sigmund Freud, it focuses on the unconscious mind, childhood experiences, and unresolved inner conflicts that influence personality and behavior.

According to Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic perspective, what three factors influence personality and behavior?

The unconscious mind, childhood experiences, and unresolved inner conflicts.

What is the primary focus of the behavioral perspective, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with B.F. Skinner, it focuses on observable behavior and how the environment shapes behavior through conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment.

According to B.F. Skinner's behavioral perspective, through what three means does the environment shape behavior?

Conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment.

What does the cognitive perspective focus on, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with Jean Piaget, it focuses on mental processes such as thinking, memory, perception, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Which six mental processes are specifically identified under Jean Piaget's cognitive perspective?

Thinking, memory, perception, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making.

What does the sociocultural perspective examine, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with Lev Vygotsky, it examines how culture, society, social norms, and traditions influence people's thoughts and behavior.

What does the biological perspective explore, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with Donald Hebb, it explores how the brain, nervous system, genetics, hormones, and neurotransmitters influence behavior and mental processes.

Which physical and chemical components are studied in Donald Hebb's biological perspective to understand behavior and mental processes?

The brain, nervous system, genetics, hormones, and neurotransmitters.

How does the evolutionary perspective explain behavior, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with David Buss, it explains behavior through evolution and natural selection, focusing on how certain behaviors may have provided survival or reproductive advantages.

What core concepts are emphasized by the humanistic perspective, and which theorist is associated with it?

Associated with Abraham Maslow, it emphasizes free will, personal growth, and human potential, including Maslow's concept of self-actualization.

Which psychological perspective includes Abraham Maslow's concept of self-actualization?

The Humanistic Perspective.