Behavioral/Learning Perspective of Human Behavior
- Study of behavior in most observeable, measureable, and objective ways possible
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Affecting behavior through control of the environment
- Vicarious learning
- Learning how to act by watching others
- Social learning Theory
- Personality is learned through observations of the environment
Biological Perspective of Human Behavior
- Biology Determines Behavior
Cognitive Perspective of Human Behavior
- The way humans think about the world around them
Humanistic Perspective of Human Behavior
- People can make positive decisions about their own life
- Everyone can achieve their full potential and healthy functioning
Perspectives of Human Behavior (Overview)
- Biological
- Psychodynamic
- Social/Cultural
- Humanistic
- Behavioral/Learning
- Cognitive
Psychodynamic Perspective of Human Behavior
- The unconscious contains desires that affect what we do
- id, ego, and superego
Social/Cultural Perspective of Human Behavior
- Behavior is influenced by Social and Cultural forces