AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

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Define:Social-cultural approach
A
explores how behavior have adapted for survival
B
explores the emphasis of race, gender, and age on behavior
C
looks for unconscious conflicts to explain behavior
D
believes that people are basically healthy and happy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sociocultural approach examines the influences of social and cultural environments on behavior. A major influence on people’s behavior, thought processes and emotions are other people and the society they have created.

Detailed explanation-2: -This approach emphasizes the influence of the society that we living on our learning process. According to the sociocultural approach, cultural factors such as language, art, social norms and social structures can play a significant role in the development of our cognitive abilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sociocultural perspectives emphasise that children’s higher mental processes are formed through the scaffolding of children’s developing understanding through social interactions with skilled partners.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sociocultural approach to behaviour investigates the role of social and cultural influences in shaping thinking and human behaviour.

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