AICE Psychology Approches

Biological Approach #1

Behavior, cognitions and emotions can be explained with the working of biological factors such as the brain, hormones, genetics, and evolution.

Biological Approach #2

Similarities and differences between people can be understood in terms of biological factors and their interactions with other factors.

Cognitive Approach #1

Similarities between the way people and computers process information

Cognitive Approach #2

Individual differences in cognitive processes such as attention, language, thinking and memory, which can help explain vast behaviors and emotions

Learning Approach #1

Life begins as a blank slate and everything we learn or observe in our environment shape how we behave.

Learning Approach #2

Social learning, operant conditioning and classic conditioning are how humans and animals learn. They involve stimulus responses and experiences within the environment and how they shape our behavior.

Learning approach #3

Learning may occur without new behaviors being demonstrated

Learning Approach #4

Your environment influences and provides opportunities for learning through experiences.

Social Approach #1

Our behavior, cognitions and emotions can be influenced by the actual implied or imagined presence of others.

Social Approach #2

All behaviors, cognitions and emotions can be influenced by social contexts, environments and groups.