Psy 111 1st Edition Lecture 2 Current Lecture Nature nativism biology vs Nurture personal experience environment Nature Biological psychodynamic humanistic cognitive Nurture Behavioral psychodynamic evolutionary sociocultural Contemporary Approaches Biological ApproachFocus on the body Study brain and nervous system Neuroscience brain and nervous system central to understanding human behavior and mental processes Behavioral approach Study of observable behavior not internal processes Interactions with environment that are measure and observed Scientists behaviorists Psychodynamic approach Emphasis on unconscious focus on unseen thoughts and desires Conflict between biological needs and society s expectations Emphasis on early family experiences Humanistic approach Emphasis on positive qualities Freedom to choose destiny Ability to control own behavior Altruism a human capacity where an individual helps someone else even when the consequence harms the individuals themselves Cognitive ApproachEmphasis on mental process Study thinking knowing remembering learning Mind as active and problem solving Evolutionary approach Using adaptation to understand human behavior Survival of the fittest Charles Darwin Influences fears aggressiveness and mating patterns Sociocultural Approach Social and cultural environment impact behavior What is function in a particular society
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