Approaches

Question 1

Psychodynamic approach assumption (1)

Answer 1

1) Behaviour is due to unconscious motives

2) Behaviour is due to past experiences, especially relationships with our parent’s and childhood conflicts in creating behaviour and personality

Question 2

Psychodynamic approach assumption (2)

Answer 2

1) Behaviour is due to unconscious motives

2) Behaviour is due to past experiences, especially relationships with our parent’s and childhood conflicts in creating behaviour and personality

Question 3

Behaviorism approach assumption (1)

Answer 3

1) Humans are born as a blank slate

2) All behaviour is learnt from the environment and therefore can be unlearnt

Question 4

Behaviorism approach assumption (2)

Answer 4

1) Humans are born as a blank slate

2) All behaviour is learnt from the environment and therefore can be unlearnt

Question 5

Humanism approach assumption

Answer 5

All humans can determine their behaviour and have free will

Question 6

Cognitive approach assumption (1)

Answer 6

1) The mind is like a computer, input from the senses, which is processed and then creates an output such as a specific behavior

2) Mental processors affect behaviour and should be studied scientifically allowing inferences to be made

Question 7

Cognitive approach assumption (2)

Answer 7

1) The mind is like a computer, input from the senses, which is processed and then creates an output such as a specific behavior

2) Mental processors affect behaviour and should be studied scientifically allowing inferences to be made

Question 8

Social Learning Theory approach assumption

Answer 8

Learning is through observing a model and imitating them.

Question 9

Biological approach assumption (1)

Answer 9

1) Physical factors (hormones, neuroanatomy, nervous system) and the inheritance of genes can all explain behaviour.

2) An individual’s phenotype and genotype determines how we behave.

Question 10

Biological approach assumption (2)

Answer 10

1) Physical factors (hormones, neuroanatomy, nervous system) and the inheritance of genes can all explain behaviour.

2) An individual’s phenotype and genotype determines how we behave.