QUESTIONS
Question 1
List and briefly describe three major perspectives in contemporary psychology. Identify one or two prominent psychologists associated with each of the perspectives you list.
Question 2
Briefly describe how the sense of smell works including the role receptors play. What is one form on chemical communication discussed in the text that operates via smell?
Question 3
Imagine that you are a parent, a teacher, or a supervisor in a workplace. Give specific examples of how you might use (a) positive reinforcement, (b) negative reinforcement, (c) positive punishment, and (d) negative punishment to bring about desirable changes in the behavior of a child, student, or subordinate worker.
Question 4
Describe in detail the id, ego, and superego in Freud’s theory of personality. Be sure to mention the guiding principles of the id and the ego, the extent to which each of the three processes is conscious, and the point at which each of the three develops during infancy or childhood.
Question 5
Making specific reference to such terms as UCS, CS, UCR, CR, and stimulus generalization, explain how classical conditioning may account for the development of a specific phobia.
Question 6
Distinguish between the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision. Provide evidence in support of each theory.
ANSWERS
Question 1
List and briefly describe three major perspectives in contemporary psychology. Identify one or two prominent psychologists associated with each of the perspectives you list.
Answer
Contemporary psychology takes multiple perspectives. Three of the perspectives include;
- Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic – Psychodynamic focuses on the psychological forces that inform human behavior, emotions and feelings and how those forces could be related to a person’s early experiences. The theory posits that events in a person’s childhood influence their adult life and shape their personality. The theory indicates that events that occur during childhood can remain in the unconscious mind and cause problems during adulthood. In that case, forces outside a person’s awareness could explain the way they behave in the manner they do. The theory posits that …. To access full answers (100% correct), click on the purchase button below.