Biological Approach Learning Approach Cognitive Approach Psychodynamic Humanistic Approach
Approach
Free will and hard determinism - relatively deterministic - soft determinism - the hard determinism - full advocate of free
determinism (biological determinism) (environmental way we process (psychic determinism) will - this is the only
This approach is determinism) the information from the The psychodynamic approach to fully
strongly deterministic behaviourist element is environment is approach has a core advocate the existence
as it believes our deterministic as it determined by our assumption that our of free will and the idea
behaviours are argues that behaviour is past experiences behaviour and thoughts that we choose our
generated from due to a (schema) but cognitive are dictated by our path in life.
biological roots and stimulus/response psychology can be said unconscious mind. As
therefore outside of reaction. it is even to argue for an we have no control
conscious control. argued that we feel like element of free will as over our unconscious.
we have a choice when cognitive therapy it can be argued that
there is no threat of requires the individual the approach is
punishment, but even in to change their strongly deterministic.
those circumstances, thoughts.
we are driven to
choose whatever gave
us pleasure in the past.
social learning argues
for a level of choice in
whether we imitate or
not, but that can still be
said to be dictated by
experience.
, Biological Approach Learning Approach Cognitive Approach Psychodynamic Humanistic Approach
Approach
Nature-nurture debate mostly nature - one of mostly nurture - both - the cognitive both - this approach, it interactionist, but
the core assumptions behaviourism in its approach accepts can be argued, falls closer to nurture - the
of this approach is purest form, believes both sides of the onto neither side of humanistic stance on
that behaviour can be that everyone is born debate. on one hand, it the debate. it argues the debate is difficult
passed on through the free of predispositions acknowledges that for the existence of to ascertain, mainly
genetic makeup of the and that it is their there could be innate innate drives, because the humanistic
individual and therefore environment that forms thought mechanisms represented by the id. approach does not
this approach is on the their behaviour. for which are important however, the way believe the debate to be
nature side of the that reason, they take for the development parents raise a child valid. it argues that the
debate. there is an an extreme nurture of thought and affects the formation debate tries to make
acknowledgement that position. this is the same language. however, the of other elements of generalisations to large
the environment does for social learning, as cognitive approach the personality and numbers of people as
affect the the behaviour is learned also recognises the therefore plays a role to whether who they
development of genetic from role models in the role of our too are is innate or learned.
makeup. this is environment. there is no environment in shaping however, looking at the
illustrated by the acknowledgement of thought processes. ideas of the approach
phenotype of an the innate and inherited processing is based on there seems to be an
individual capacities of an experience and innate drive to be the
individual therefore falls under best you can be
the nurture side of (nature) but the
the argument. environment can aid or
help that process
(nurture). this means
that the humanist
theories seem to be
Approach
Free will and hard determinism - relatively deterministic - soft determinism - the hard determinism - full advocate of free
determinism (biological determinism) (environmental way we process (psychic determinism) will - this is the only
This approach is determinism) the information from the The psychodynamic approach to fully
strongly deterministic behaviourist element is environment is approach has a core advocate the existence
as it believes our deterministic as it determined by our assumption that our of free will and the idea
behaviours are argues that behaviour is past experiences behaviour and thoughts that we choose our
generated from due to a (schema) but cognitive are dictated by our path in life.
biological roots and stimulus/response psychology can be said unconscious mind. As
therefore outside of reaction. it is even to argue for an we have no control
conscious control. argued that we feel like element of free will as over our unconscious.
we have a choice when cognitive therapy it can be argued that
there is no threat of requires the individual the approach is
punishment, but even in to change their strongly deterministic.
those circumstances, thoughts.
we are driven to
choose whatever gave
us pleasure in the past.
social learning argues
for a level of choice in
whether we imitate or
not, but that can still be
said to be dictated by
experience.
, Biological Approach Learning Approach Cognitive Approach Psychodynamic Humanistic Approach
Approach
Nature-nurture debate mostly nature - one of mostly nurture - both - the cognitive both - this approach, it interactionist, but
the core assumptions behaviourism in its approach accepts can be argued, falls closer to nurture - the
of this approach is purest form, believes both sides of the onto neither side of humanistic stance on
that behaviour can be that everyone is born debate. on one hand, it the debate. it argues the debate is difficult
passed on through the free of predispositions acknowledges that for the existence of to ascertain, mainly
genetic makeup of the and that it is their there could be innate innate drives, because the humanistic
individual and therefore environment that forms thought mechanisms represented by the id. approach does not
this approach is on the their behaviour. for which are important however, the way believe the debate to be
nature side of the that reason, they take for the development parents raise a child valid. it argues that the
debate. there is an an extreme nurture of thought and affects the formation debate tries to make
acknowledgement that position. this is the same language. however, the of other elements of generalisations to large
the environment does for social learning, as cognitive approach the personality and numbers of people as
affect the the behaviour is learned also recognises the therefore plays a role to whether who they
development of genetic from role models in the role of our too are is innate or learned.
makeup. this is environment. there is no environment in shaping however, looking at the
illustrated by the acknowledgement of thought processes. ideas of the approach
phenotype of an the innate and inherited processing is based on there seems to be an
individual capacities of an experience and innate drive to be the
individual therefore falls under best you can be
the nurture side of (nature) but the
the argument. environment can aid or
help that process
(nurture). this means
that the humanist
theories seem to be
