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Modern Approaches
Ψ Biological approach - Examines how our genes, hormones, & nervous system interact with our environment.
Ψ Cognitive approach - Focuses on how we process, store,& use information.
Ψ Behavioral approach - Analysis of how learning occurs based upon reward & punishment.
Subsets: B. F. Skinner (strict behaviorism)
Albert Bandura
(adds social cognitive)
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Ψ Psychoanalytic approach (Psychodynamic) - Based on the belief that childhood experiences greatly influence the development of later personality traits & psychological problems. From Sigmund Freud's work. Behavior is result of unconscious dynamics, inner forces.
• Not based on observation
Ψ Humanistic approach - emphasizes individual freedom in directing a one's future. Developed in part as a result of Abraham Maslow's dissatisfaction with psychoanalysis & behaviorism. People are innately good.
Ψ Cross-cultural approach (Socialcultural) - Studies the influence of cultural & ethnic similarities & differences.
Ψ Evolutionary approach - Studies how
evolutionary ideas, such as adaptation & natural selection, explain behaviors & mental processes.
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