Chapter 2

Question 1

Biological Perspective

Answer 1

How brain and nervous system impact behaviour

Question 2

Behavioural Perspective

Answer 2

Environmental values that reinforce behaviour

Question 3

Cross- Cultural approach

Answer 3

How cultural and social influences effect behaviour

Question 4

Reductionism

Answer 4

Focuses on reducing complex phenomena into its most basic parts

Question 5

Frontal Lobe

Answer 5

Motor Cortex, involved in motor skills, higher level of cognition and expressive knowledge

Question 6

Occipital Lobe

Answer 6

Visual Cortex: Involved in interpreting visual stimuli and information

Question 7

Parietal Lobe

Answer 7

Soma-sensory cortex, involved in processing sensory information like pressure touch and pain

Question 8

Temporal Lobe

Answer 8

Auditory Cortex: Involved in interpreting sounds and language we hear

Question 9

Psychodynamic Perspective

Answer 9

ID, EGO AND SUPEREGO impact behaviour

Question 10

ID

Answer 10

Driven by pleasure principe: Satisfies unconscious desires. Like hunger= Attempt to eat

Question 11

EGO

Answer 11

Is based on the reality principe to satisfy ID’s desires. Weighs in the pros and cons

Question 12

Super EGO

Answer 12

Ethical component of personality and provides moral standards by which the ego operates

Question 13

Phenomenal

Answer 13

In the moment

Question 14

Access

Answer 14

Recalls experiences from memory

Question 15

Psychoanalysis

Answer 15

Talk Therapy: Involves attempting to affect behavioural change through having patients talk about their difficulties.

Question 16

Active Imagination

Answer 16

Activating our imaginal processes in waking life in order to tap into unconscious meaning of our symbols

Question 17

Archetypes

Answer 17

Primordial images reflect basic patterns or universal themes common to us all that are present in the unconscious. (Children are innocent)

Question 18

Individualizations

Answer 18

Unique calling in life that each person must fulfill by uniting their conscious and unconscious thoughts

Question 19

Introvert

Answer 19

Needs privacy and space

Question 20

Extrovert

Answer 20

Needs Sociability

Question 21

Thinking Function

Answer 21

Sees cause and effect relations

Question 22

Feeling Function

Answer 22

Has a sense of valuing positively or negatively

Question 23

Sensing Function

Answer 23

Orientated toward the body and senses

Question 24

Intuitive

Answer 24

Goes with hunches, impatient and impractical

Question 25

Latent content

Answer 25

Relates to deep unconscious wishes or fantasies or hidden meaning of the dream

Question 26

Manifest Content

Answer 26

Superficial and meaning less

Question 27

Threat simulation theory

Answer 27

Dramas should be seen as defence mechanism. They help practice to respond to threatening events.

Question 28

Expectation fulfillment theory

Answer 28

Dreaming serves a discharge to emotional arousals.

Question 29

Active- Synthesis Theory

Answer 29

Dreams don’t mean anything

Question 30

Classical Conditioning

Answer 30

Behaviours shaped by pairing of stimuli

Question 31

Law of effect

Answer 31

If an association is followed by satisfaction, it will be strengthened. If it followed by annoyance, it will be weakened

Question 32

Law of Use

Answer 32

The more association is used, the stronger it will become

Question 33

Law of disuse

Answer 33

The longer an association is unused, the weaker it becomes

Question 34

Law of recency

Answer 34

The most recent response is more likely to occir

Question 35

Humanistic Psychology

Answer 35

Hopeful, constructive view of human beings and of their substantial capacity to be self determining

Question 36

Gestalt Therapy

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Focuses on present. Makes an individual be aware of their feelings

Question 37

Cognitive Psychology

Answer 37

Study of mental processes such as attention, memory, perception, language use, and thinking

Question 38

Evolutionary Psychology b

Answer 38

Seeks to develop and understand ways of expanding the emotional connection between individuals and the natural world