What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?

What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?
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What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?
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psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behavior any action that people can observe or measure
cognitive activities private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories
psychological constructs theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly
goals of psychology explaining behavior, predicting, and controlling
morality the concept of right or good conduct
theory a statement that attempts to explain why something is the way it is and happens the way it does
principle a basic truth or law
psychiatrist a medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of psychological problems and who can prescribe medication for clients
basic research research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, that has no immediate application
introspection an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings
associationism the theory that our understanding of the world occurs through ideas associated with similar sensory experiences and perceptions
structuralism the school of psychology, founded by Wilhelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings
stream of consciousness thought regarded as a flowing series of images and ideas running through the mind
functionalism the school of psychology, founded by William James, that emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes and what they accomplish for the individual
psychoanalysis the school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts as determinants of human behavior
psychodynamic thinking the theory that most of what exists in an individual’s mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges, and wishes
behaviorism the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
gestalt psychology the school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions of individual parts into meaningful wholes
biological perspective the psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior
evolutionary perspective the theory that focuses on the evolution of behavior and mental processes
cognitive perspective the perspective that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior
humanistic perspective the psychological view that stresses the human capacity for self-fulfillment and the importance of consciousness, self-awareness,and the freedom to make choices
pschoanalytic perspective the perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior
learning perspective the psychological perspective that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior
social-learning theory the theory that suggests that people can change their environments or create new ones
sociocultural perspective in psychology, the perspective that focuses on the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status on behavior and mental processes

What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?

What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?

What perspective focuses on the roles of ethnicity gender culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation behavior and mental process?

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Which perspective is most concerned with the influence of gender ethnicity and socioeconomic status behavior?

The sociocultural perspective is concerned with the (c) issues of gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status . These are issues of society and culture. Thus, how they affect individuals represents the main interest of the sociocultural psychologists.

What psychological perspective focuses on the role of thoughts in determining behavior?

The Cognitive Perspective This approach focuses on how internal thoughts and feelings influence one's behavior. The cognitive approach emphasizes the importance of memory, perception and attention, language, decision-making and problem-solving. This approach often compares the human mind to that of a computer.

Which current psychological perspective emphasizes the social and cultural influences on human behavior?

For the sociocultural perspective, psychologists look at an individual's behavior based on the influence of the individual's culture. Essentially, this perspective looks at how individuals interact with their social and cultural groups, as well as how these groups influence an individual's behavior.

Which personality perspective emphasizes the influence of unconscious forces on personality group of answer choices?

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.