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Psychodynamic perspective
unconscious
id/ego/superego
fixation
complete by adolescence |
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Psychodynamic perspective
society and culture
eight stages
change throughout lifespan |
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Behavioral perspective
environment produces specific behavior |
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organism learns to repsond in a particular way to a neutral stimulus
(dog, bell, food, salivating) |
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| voluntary response is strengthened/weakened by +/- consquences |
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Behavioral perspective
social-cognitive learning theorylearning by observing behavior of another person |
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Cognitive perspective
quantity and quality of info increases |
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| understand new experience in terms of their current stage of thinking |
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| changes in existing ways of thinking in response to encounters with new events |
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| information processing approach |
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identify ways individuals take in, use, and store information
limited capacity
process info more efficiently |
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Humanistic perspective
view of ourselves and self-worth is reflection of how we think others view us |
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Contextual perspective
bioecological approach (5 levels) |
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Contextual perspective
sociocultural theory
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Evolutionary perspectives
genetics not only determine hair and eye color, but also certain personality traits and social behaviors |
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Evolutionary perspective
geese follow first moving object |
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| biological makeup influences behavior |
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Behavioral perspective
individuals learn to operate on their environments in order to bring desired consquences |
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behavior throughout life is motivated by inner, unconscious forces, stemming from childhood
ex: overweight=fixation in the oral stage |
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Development can be understood through studying observable behavior and environmental stimuli
ex: overweight=not rewarded for nutrional/excercise habits |
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Emphasis on how changes or growth in the ways people know, understand, and think about the world affect behavior
ex: overweight=hasn't learned effective ways to stay healthy and doesn't value good nutrition |
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Behavior is chosen through free will and motivated by our natural capacity to strive to reach our full potential
ex: overweight= eventually will seek an optimal weight |
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Development should be viewed in terms of the interrelationship of a person's physical, cognitive, personality, and social words
ex: overweight= cause by a number of interrelated factors in physical, cognitive, personality, and social worlds |
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behavior is the result of genetic inheritance from our ancestorsl traits and behavior that are adaptive for promoting the survival of our species have been inherited through natural selection
ex: overweight= genetic tenedency because ancestors used extra fat in times of famine |
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