AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?
A
Evolutionary
B
Humanistic
C
Biochemical
D
Sociocultural
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The humanistic perspective emphasizes the role of motivation in thought and behavior. Concepts such as self-actualization are essential.

Detailed explanation-2: -The humanistic-existential perspective emphasizes an understanding of the healthy person and concerns about human potential, including meaning of life, self-concept, and self-actual-ization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential. Behavior may be the product of unconscious conflict and anxiety. Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment. Future behavior is influenced by memory and analysis of past experience.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the behavioral perspective, the way we behave and learn can be explained through our interactions with the environment. Our actions are always responses to stimuli, which either occur naturally or because of a learned response.

Detailed explanation-5: -Developed by B.F Skinner, operant conditioning is a way of learning by means of rewards and punishments. This type of conditioning holds that a certain behavior and a consequence, either a reward or punishment, have a connection which brings about learning.

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