Term |
Definition |
humanist perspective |
stresses individual choice and free will; believes we choose most of our behaviors |
psychoanalytic perspective |
belief that the unconscious mind controls most of our thoughts and actions |
biopsychology perspective |
belief that biological processes and our nervous system is responsible for most of our thoughts and actions |
evolutionary perspective |
examines human thoughts and actions in terms of natural selection |
behavioral perspective |
explains human behavior in terms of conditioning/learning |
cognitive perspective |
examines human though and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process, and remember environmental events |
social-cultural perspective |
looks at influence of cultural and social factors on the way we think and act |
biopyschosocial perspective |
combination of biological, psychological, and social factors |
ecletic |
claims no one perspective has all of the answers, but a mix of them |