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What is the main focus of the Biological Approach in psychology?
What is the main focus of the Biological Approach in psychology?
Biological structures and phenomena such as the brain, genes, hormones, endocrine system, and neurotransmitters
Who is considered the father of the Psychoanalytic Approach?
Who is considered the father of the Psychoanalytic Approach?
Sigmund Freud
Which of the following is emphasized in the Humanistic Approach?
Which of the following is emphasized in the Humanistic Approach?
- Unconscious experiences
- Behavior patterns
- Biological determinants
- Conscious experiences and personal growth (correct)
Psychoanalytic Approach emphasizes _____ experiences in understanding behavior.
Psychoanalytic Approach emphasizes _____ experiences in understanding behavior.
What is the unit of analysis in the Behaviorist Approach?
What is the unit of analysis in the Behaviorist Approach?
What instrument is often used to study human experiences and mental processes in psychology?
What instrument is often used to study human experiences and mental processes in psychology?
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Approaches to the Study of Psychological Processes
- Psychologists utilize various approaches to understand, predict, and control behavior and mental processes.
- The Biological Approach focuses on biological structures and phenomena like the brain, genes, hormones, endocrine system, and neurotransmitters to understand behavior.
- The Psychoanalytic Approach, led by Sigmund Freud, emphasizes the unconscious mind and libidinal energy. It divides the mind into layers of consciousness: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Freud studied the unconscious through dreams, slips of the tongue, neuroses, psychoses, art, and rituals.
- The Humanistic Approach, founded by Carl Rogers, prioritizes conscious experiences in the present, the impact of interpersonal experiences, and people's ability to grow towards psychological maturity. It views individuals as active, self-actualizing agents with choices in their behavior.
- The Behaviorist Approach focuses on observable behavior and its relationship to environmental stimuli. It rejects the study of the unconscious mind and focuses on learned behaviors through conditioning.
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