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| Created by Max Wetheimer, how humans construct "perceptual wholes" |
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| argued psychology should deal solely with observable events |
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1. We are complex system that respond to genetic and environmental influences
2. behavior is determined by genes
3. how do hereditary, nervous and endocrine systems produce behaviors |
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1. we undergo predictable patterns of change throughout our lives
2. behaviors determined by heredity and environment
3. what are patterns and developmental change |
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1. people are information processing machines
2. mental interpretations of our experiences
3. how do mental processes influence behavior |
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1. driven by dark forces of the unconscious
2. unconscious needs, suppressed memories and childhood experiences shape personality
3. how does energy generated in subconscious mind motivate actions |
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1. emphasis human growth and potential
2. emphasize needs for self concept and need for growth
3. how can this theory help patients in counseling and therapy |
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1. primarily shaped by learning
2. stimulus cues and our history of rewards and punishments
3. what are the laws that associate our response with stimulus condition |
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1. people are social animals, behaviors must be interpreted in context
2. cultures social norms and expectations shape behavior
3. under what conditions are the social and cultural situations different |
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| Evolutionary/Sociobiological |
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1. behavior is developed and adapted
2. natural selection determines behavior
3. how behaviors and traits grow and change |
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1. individual differences result from differences in character
2. each persons' unique combination of traits
3. how many fundamental traits exist |
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