AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across different situations and cultures?
A
humanistic
B
psychodynamic
C
social-cultural
D
cognitive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cross-cultural psychology is a branch of psychology that looks at how cultural factors influence human behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cross-culture psychologists have used the emic/etic distinction for some time. The emic approach studies behavior from within the culture, and mostly is based on one culture; the etic approach studies behavior from outside the culture system, and is based on many cultures.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sociocultural approach looks at how a person’s experiences, influences and culture help shape why they act the way they do. The theory was developed by Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky in the 1930s. Vygotsky claims that there are three cultural tools which children use to inform their cognitive abilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -These are biological, psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive and humanistic. Each approach attempts to explain human behaviour differently.

Detailed explanation-5: -Introduction. Cross-cultural psychology is the study of similarities and differences in behavior among individuals who have developed in different cultures. The search for relationships between cultural context and human behavior is carried out within three general frames of reference.

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