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Psychology’s Current Perspectives
Sample Questions
Focus
Perspective
How do we learn to fear particular objects or situations? What is the
most effective way to alter our behavior, say lose
weight or quit smoking?
How we learn observable responses.
Behavioral
How can someone’s personality traits and disorders be explained
in terms of sexual and aggressive drives or as disguised effects of
unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas?
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts.
Psychodynamic