Modern Perspectives in Psychology

Which perspective argues that our nervous system influences our behavior?

• Biological

• Evolutionary

• Cognitive

Which perspective argues that hereditary genes that are passed down from our parents influence our behavior?

• Evolutionary

• Learning

• Biological

Which perspective argues that perceptions and thoughts influence our behavior?

• Cognitive

• Learning

• Humanistic

Which perspective argues that our behavior depends on things like our self-motivation?

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

• Sociocultural

Which perspective argues that our unconscious motives influence our behavior?

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Learning

Which perspective argues that personal experiences will influence our behavior?

• Learning/Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

Which perspective argues that things like our ethnicity, gender, and culture will influence our behavior?

• Sociocultural

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

If I say she acted like that because she has a good sense of who she is and because she is self-motivated, which perspective am I using?

• Humanistic

• Learning

• Biological

How many contemporary perspectives are there?

• 6

• 7

True or false: The biological perspective argues that our biology (like our brain) affects our behavior.

• True

• False