How Psychologists Explain Behavior: 6 Perspectives Biological Cognitive Humanistic Psychodynamic Learning-Theory Socio-cultural
Biological Perspective Biologically oriented psychologists look for links between behavior and…
Cognitive Perspecitve Cognitive oriented psychologists focus on mental processes to explain human behavior. Examples include:
Cognitive Psychologists include: Jean Piaget Lawrence Kohlberg: Theory of Moral Development.
The Humanistic Perspective Humanism stresses our capacity for self- fulfillment. It emphasizes the “goodness” that exists in humans. Behavior is explained by focusing on…
Humanistic Psychologists include… Abraham Maslow
The Psychoanalytic Perspective This perspective attempts to explain human behavior through its emphasis on…
Psychoanalytic Psychologists include… Sigmund Freud Carl Jung Alfred Adler
The Learning Perspective This perspective explains human behavior by stating that it is…
Learning Theory Psychologists include… Ivan Pavlov John B.Watson B.F. Skinner
Socio-Cultural Perspective This perspective is similar to the learning perspective, however it focuses more on… The influence of groups on our behavior, including: Ethnic Economic Cultural
Socio-Cultural Psychologists Include… Albert Bandura Stanley Milgram