7 Perspectives of Psychology Different theoretical approaches to understand and explain why people behave and think as they do.

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7 Perspectives of Psychology Different theoretical approaches to understand and explain why people behave and think as they do

Why so many perspectives? Psychology is an INEXACT SCIENCE Technological advancements change old thinking Psychological theory often product of its times/culture Experiments change/disprove old thinking

Nature All psychology perspectives fall within the spectrum of the nature or nurture question Genetics & physiology BiopsychologyEvolutionary Psych Behavioral Psych Sociocultural PsychCognitive PsychPsychoanalytic 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100% OR Nurture interactions with and observations of our environments and people Humanism

Perspective 1: Biopsychology (AKA Neuropsychology) We are who we are due to biological and physiological causes and their interactions with nurture factors Biopsychology Biopsychologist study how the following cause us to behave and think as we do: Brain structures Hormones, enzymes, chemicals Genes (DNA) 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100%

Perspective 2: Evolutionary Psych We are who/how we are due to “survival of the fittest” interaction of our genes with our environment Evolutionary Psych 100% Nature Nature and nurture interact Nurture 100%

Perspective 3: Cognitive Psych We are who we are/do what we do because we actively think about past and present and make predictions about our future as we interact with environment 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100% Cognitive Psych

Perspective 4: Humanism Every human has a desire to achieve to his or her fullest potential; humanists look at environmental factors that are necessary to reach fullest potential and what prevents others from doing so 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100% Humanism

Perspective 5: Psychoanalytic We are who we are/do what we do due to…bad or good childhood experiences and memories hidden in our subconscious Psychoanalytic 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100%

Perspective 6: Behavioral Psych We are who we are/do what we do due to involuntary reactions to environmental stimuli, reinforcement of behaviors, and observing and imitating others Behavioral Psych 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100%

Perspective 7: Sociocultural Psych 100% Nature nature and nurture interact Nurture 100% We are who we are, do what we do due to…the culture in which we are raised and social expectations and norms Sociocultural Psych