six approaches. six approaches which is the stronger influence on you?
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Bio-psychological & Socio-culturalist Approach
Six Approaches
Bio-psychological Approach
Six Approaches
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Nature vs. Nurture Which is the stronger influence on you?
Bio-psychological Approach
Behavior as the result of nervous system functions & biology
Nature vs Nurtureo Ivan Pavlov & Charles Darwin
Advantageso Using biological aspects of behavior can help develop
treatment (drugs) for some disorders Disadvantages
o Does not take in account environmental influences
Bio-psychological (Neurobiological)
Nervous System: o Responsible for our behavior; Specifically abnormal and
immediate responses Genes also play a part Anatomy/Biology
o Solely responsible for human behavior. Criticisms
o Ignores mental processes o Explains too little of human behavior, rejects
environmental influences
Sociocultural Approach
Six Approaches
Socio-culturalism Approach
Behavior viewed as strongly influenced by the rules and expectations of specific social groups (society) or cultureso Albert Bandura
Different cultures have different:o Beliefs, manners, normative behaviors, and practiceso Within these varying cultures around the world, different
societies existo Our culture teaches us BEHAVIOR
Advantageso Helps to understand different cultures and to understand social
influences on behavior Disadvantages
o Does not look at biology or self
Sociocultural Psychology
Examines how cultural and political (religious) experience effect our everyday life
Gender influences of behavior
Job opportunities to influence people’s goals and ambitions
Sociocultural Psychology
Cultural Values/Political Systems: How norms and social influences affect behavior
Sociocultural Psychology
Ambition/Goals/Values:o Environments influence
on one’s long-term ambitions.
Criticisms: o Underestimated
personal and overestimated social influences on our behavior.
o Makes broad generalizations about ethnic groups and cultures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Founded in 1892o the governing body of all research not conducted by
universities.
G. Stanley Hall First president of the
APA, established the first psychological lab in the U.S. in 1883, at Johns Hopkins University.
Started the American Psychological Journal (1887) now the American Journal of Psychology.