Perspectives in Psychology: Behavioral and Humanistic Approaches, Summaries of Psychology

Download Perspectives in Psychology: Behavioral and Humanistic Approaches and more Summaries Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! PERSPECTIVES OF PSYCHOLOGY BY AQSA SALAHUDDIN Perspective: ● An approach is a perspective (i.e., view) that involves certain assumptions (i.e., beliefs) about human behavior: the way they function, which aspects of them are worthy of study and what research methods are appropriate for undertaking this study. ● There may be several different theories within an approach, but they all share these common assumptions. HUMANISTIC BEHAVIOUR: ● The humanistic perspective of psychology was developed by Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, and Viktor Frankl during the 1950s and 1960s. ● This perspective focuses on freedom in controlling human behavior. According to them, each person is a unique individual and experiences the world differently. One of the most important humanistic principles is that all human beings have a basic powerful inborn tendency to grow and improve to their fullest potential, and a desire to take control of their own lives ● Humanistic psychologists are the “least scientific” of all perspectives of psychology. The principle they focus on is very difficult to investigate scientifically because it characterizes by philosophical aspects of human life