AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES AND PSYCHOANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“The most important thing a psychologist can study is how a behavior or thought helps a person navigate the world, rather than how that thought comes to be or what it is made of.” This viewpoint probably comes from somebody who believes in what historical theoretical approach?
A
Structuralism
B
Functionalism
C
Gestalt
D
Psychoanalysis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The most important thing a psychologist can study is how a behavior or thought helps a person navigate the world, rather than how that thought comes to be or what it is made of. “

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologists examine the relationships between brain function and behavior, and the environment and behavior, applying what they learn to illuminate our understanding and improve the world around us.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavioral psychology helps scientists understand the relationship between behaviors and the human mind. Conditioning and other concepts that scientists develop continue to shape how we learn, teach and train both humans and animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Successfully predicting behavior is important to the last and most important goal in psychology, which is to control or change behavior.

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