Psychology 1 |82 Exam Review Questions And Answers

Psychology - ️️the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Applied Psychology - ️️Practical application of the findings of research psychologists. Research Psychology - ️️The study of the origin, cause, or result of certain behavior. Biopsychological Approach - ️️An approach that focuses on biological, chemical, and hormonal factors. Behavioral Approach - ️️Focuses on learning. Developed by B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson. Humanistic Approach - ️️Focuses on reaching one's full potential. States that humans are basically good and we determine our own destiny. Carl Rogers is the best known humanist. Psychoanalytic Approach - ️️Focuses on childhood and unconscious processes. Founded by Sigmund Freud. States that aggresive and sexual impulses that we develop during childhood are hidden in the unconscious. Cognitive Approach - ️️Focuses on thought processes. States that rational thought can influence behavior and that the most important human ability is to take in information and process it. Sociocultural Approach - ️️Focuses on cultural, ethnic, racial, and religious factors. Eclecticism - ️️Combining different theories.