AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who would be most likely to emphasize the role of the unconscious in affecting behavior?
A
B.F. Skinner
B
René Descartes
C
John B. Watson
D
Sigmund Freud
E
John Locke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis and the psychodynamic approach to psychology. Freud believed that the human mind was composed of three elements: the id, the ego, and the superego.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we’re not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sigmund Freud divided human consciousness into three levels of awareness: the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Each of these levels corresponds to and overlaps with Freud’s ideas of the id, ego, and superego.

Detailed explanation-4: -Freudian motivation theory posits that unconscious psychological forces, such as hidden desires and motives, shape an individual’s behavior, like their purchasing patterns.

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