Psychological Perspectives

Which perspective emphasized the importance of upbringing?

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

Which perspective emphasized the importance of rewards and punishments in shaping behavior?

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

Which perspective said people have free will to choose their destiny?

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

• biological

Which perspective said the way humans remember and interpret events plays a role in shaping behavior?

• humanistic

• cognitive

• biological

• evolutionary

What perspective says that genetics play a large role in shaping behavior?

• cognitive

• biological

• evolutionary

• sociocultural

Which perspective says that our behavior is motivated by human survival?

• biological

• evolutionary

• sociocultural

• psychoanalytic

Which perspective says that our behavior is shaped by how society dictates us to act?

• evolutionary

• sociocultural

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

Which perspective says our unconscious drives, such as neurotic needs or birth order, shape behavior?

• sociocultural

• psychodynamic

• behavioral

• humanistic

Which perspective does not think emotions or thoughts belong in explaining human motive?

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

Which perspective says that humans have self-actualizing tendencies?

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

• biological