AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If Aristotle and Locke, who both believed that what we know is acquired from experience, were alive today, they would best agree with the
A
behavioral
B
biological
C
cognitive
D
psychodynamic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An intellectual ancestor of today’s scientists, Aristotle derived principles from careful observations. Moreover, he said knowledge is not pre existing (sorry, Socrates and Plato); instead it grows from the experiences stored in our memories.

Detailed explanation-2: -The behaviorists believe all behavior was determined by stimuli in the environment. Today, this approach still stresses the importance of the environment on behavior, but also allows for inclusion of cognitive processes and feelings (early behaviorists rejected cognition in the study of behavior).

Detailed explanation-3: -Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychologists are actively involved in studying and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -D) Behaviorists look at what behavior we are rewards for, and cognitive psychologist explain our behavior through the way we interpret events. The rest of the answers are explanations of other psychological perspectives incorrectly applied to behaviorism air cognitive theory.

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