PSY 121 - MISSOURI STATE - EXAM 1

PSY 121 - MISSOURI STATE - EXAM 1

Psychologyh-hans--thehscientifichstudyhofhbehaviorhandhmentalhprocesses

Psychodynamichapproachh-hans--
Emphasizinghunconscioushthought,hthehconflicthbetweenhbiologicalhdrivesh(suchhashthehdr
ivehforhsex)handhsociety'shdemands,handhearlyhchildhoodhfamilyhexperiences.hThinkhunco
nscious,hmotives,hconflicts,handhpasthexperiences,hFreud

Behavioralhapproachh-hans--
Emphasizinghthehscientifichstudyhofhobservablehbehavioralhresponseshandhtheirhenvironm
ent.hThinkhObservation,hWatson,hSkinner,hLearning,hEnvironment

Humanistichapproachh-hans--
Emphasizeshthehcapacityhforhpositivehgrowth,handhthehfreedomhtohchoosehanyhdestiny.hM
aslow,hRogers,hselfhactualization

CognitivehPerspectiveh-hans--
Ahpsychologicalhapproachhthathemphasizeshmentalhprocesseshinhperception,hmemory,hthi
nking,hperceiving,hproblemhsolving,hmemory,hrationality,handhattitudes

BiologicalhPerspectiveh-hans--
Emphasizeshbodilyheventshandhchangeshassociatedhwithhactions,hfeelings,handhthoughts.
hThinkhNeurotransmitters, hDopamine,hGenetics,hDNA,hBrainhfunction,hHormones



Evolutionaryhperspectiveh-hans--
howhthehnaturalhselectionhofhtraitshhashpromotedhthehsurvivalhofhgenes,hDarwin,hSurvivalh
ofhthehfittest

Socioculturalhperspectiveh-hans--
perspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehrelationshiphbetweenhsocialhbehaviorhandhculturalhinfluen
ce

Correlationh-hans--DOEShNOThEQUALhCAUSATION

Expirimenth-hans--
Allowshushtohdeterminehcausalityhbyhmanipulationhofhonehorhmorehindependenthvariables

Complianceh-hans--Whenhyouhdohwhathishrequestedhofhyou

Obedienceh-hans--Whenhyouhfollowhahdirecthrequesthfromhahpositionhofhauthority