PSYCH 360- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)
4 Oct 2017
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Deductive reasoning: an approach to psychology in which the conclusions follow logically from the premises or assumptions. Inductive reasoning: an approach to psychology in which observations are systematically collected and concepts are developed based on what the data reveal. Psychoanalytic: attention to unconscious influences; importance of sexual drives even in a nonsexual spheres. Neo-analytic/ego: emphasis on the self as it struggles to cope with emotions and drives on the inside and the demands of others on the outside. Biological: focus on tendencies and limits imposed by biological inheritance; easily combined with most other approaches. Behaviorist: emphasis on a more scientific analysis of the learning experiences that shape personality. Cognitive: emphasis on active nature of human thought; uses modern knowledge from cognitive psychology. Humanistic/ existential: appreciation of the spiritual nature of a person; emphasizes struggles for self-fulfillment and dignity. Relative self: philosophical idea that there is no underlying self but that the truth self is composed merely of masks.
