Question

A person experiencing paranoid personality disorder frequently says things like "you've got to get them before they get you," and "people have been sinners since the garden of eden." if these sayings reflect maladaptive assumptions the person has about people in general, the theorist who would be least surprised would have which theoretical position

Answer 1

If these sayings reflect maladaptive assumptions the person has about people in general, the theorist who would be least surprised would have the cognitive theoretical position.
The cognitive theoretical view focuses on the mental processes of an organism and how these influence behaviour.

Answer 2

The correct answer is a cognitive theorist. A cognitive theorist is likely to engage of studying more about the approach to psychology explaining more about human behavior and to be able to understand the thought process that is present in the behavior being demonstrated.