Unit 1 Types of Psychology

Question 1

Humanistic Perspective

Answer 1

Emphasizes the human potential towards growth and self-actualization.

Question 2

Behavioral Perspective

Answer 2

This approach focuses on observable behaviors that are learned and can be measured.

Question 3

Cognitive Perspective

Answer 3

Focuses on the mental processes of memory, thinking, and language that help people make decisions and solve problems.

Question 4

Psychodynamic Perspective

Answer 4

This was once called Psychoanalysis and emphasizes the idea that humans’ unconscious minds and repressed memories influence their behavior.

Question 5

Biological or Neuroscience Perspective

Answer 5

Focuses on how the brain and the body interact with one another to influence behavior and mental processes,

Question 6

Sigmund Freud

Answer 6

Developed the perspective called psychoanalysis, now psychodynamics, which focuses on revealing the hidden desires of the unconscious mind and repressed memories.