AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how
A
people try to understand their own unconscious motives.
B
feelings are influenced by blood chemistry.
C
people encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
D
how behaviors and thinking vary across cultures.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cognitive Perspective This approach focuses on how internal thoughts and feelings influence one’s behavior. The cognitive approach emphasizes the importance of memory, perception and attention, language, decision-making and problem-solving. This approach often compares the human mind to that of a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive Perspective Focus: “How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.” What Does That Mean? Cognitive psychologists focus on the way we think.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social cognition is a sub-topic of social psychology that focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about others and social situations. It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in our social interactions.

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