Psychology: Quick Self Assessment
Chapter 1 QUICK SELF-ASSESSMENT
(This can be done individually or in a group.)
1. Which school of thought:
a) Emphasises the impact of childhood experiences on adult behaviour?
b) Believes that each personality is very unique and is formed by a person’s unique experiences?
c) Explains behaviour according to the S-R principle?
d) Emphasises human growth and development?
e) Believes people can overcome adverse challenges and develop as a result of them?
f) Believes one’s personality is the result of the information one stores about oneself and the environment in one’s mind?
g) Emphasises that the whole is worth more than the sum of the individual parts?
h) Takes a holistic view of behaviour by integrating knowledge from all the schools of thought?
i) Studies people in their social and cultural environments?
j) Believes people strive to obtain meaning in life?
k) Believes that behaviour is learned?
l) Believes the environment influences one’s behaviour?
m) Believes one’s unconscious feelings influence one’s behaviour?
n) Believes that behaviour is a choice?
o) Emphasises the objective study of human behaviour?
p) Mainly uses experiments to study behaviour?
q) Believes that behaviour is a product of impulses and instincts?
r) Wants people to discover their authentic selves?
s) Uses discourse analysis to understand people’s unique experiences?
t) Focuses on human strengths and virtues?
Answers:
1.
a) psychoanalysis
b) humanism
c) behaviourism
d) humanism
e) humanism
f) the cognitive school of thought
g) Gestalt psychology
h) metapsychology
i) postmodernism
j) humanism
k) behaviourism
l) behaviourism
m) psychoanalysis
n) humanism
o) behaviourism
p) behaviourism and Gestalt psychology
q) psychoanalysis
r) humanism
s) postmodernism
t) positive psychology
(This can be done individually or in a group.)
1. Which school of thought:
a) Emphasises the impact of childhood experiences on adult behaviour?
b) Believes that each personality is very unique and is formed by a person’s unique experiences?
c) Explains behaviour according to the S-R principle?
d) Emphasises human growth and development?
e) Believes people can overcome adverse challenges and develop as a result of them?
f) Believes one’s personality is the result of the information one stores about oneself and the environment in one’s mind?
g) Emphasises that the whole is worth more than the sum of the individual parts?
h) Takes a holistic view of behaviour by integrating knowledge from all the schools of thought?
i) Studies people in their social and cultural environments?
j) Believes people strive to obtain meaning in life?
k) Believes that behaviour is learned?
l) Believes the environment influences one’s behaviour?
m) Believes one’s unconscious feelings influence one’s behaviour?
n) Believes that behaviour is a choice?
o) Emphasises the objective study of human behaviour?
p) Mainly uses experiments to study behaviour?
q) Believes that behaviour is a product of impulses and instincts?
r) Wants people to discover their authentic selves?
s) Uses discourse analysis to understand people’s unique experiences?
t) Focuses on human strengths and virtues?
Answers:
1.
a) psychoanalysis
b) humanism
c) behaviourism
d) humanism
e) humanism
f) the cognitive school of thought
g) Gestalt psychology
h) metapsychology
i) postmodernism
j) humanism
k) behaviourism
l) behaviourism
m) psychoanalysis
n) humanism
o) behaviourism
p) behaviourism and Gestalt psychology
q) psychoanalysis
r) humanism
s) postmodernism
t) positive psychology