AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES AND PSYCHOANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
approach in psychology in which the psychologist studies how unconscious motives & conflicts determines human behavior
A
behaviorist
B
functionalist
C
structuralist
D
psychoanalyst
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychodynamic psychology emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behaviour, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sigmund Freud-Psychoanalysis/ emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining human behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -The psychodynamic approach is determinist as it rejects the idea of free will. A person’s behavior is determined by their unconscious motives which are shaped by their biological drives and their early experiences.

Detailed explanation-4: -Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we’re not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Freudian motivation theory posits that unconscious psychological forces, such as hidden desires and motives, shape an individual’s behavior, like their purchasing patterns.

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