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1.How many perspectives are there in psychology (list them)

2. define 7 perspectives

3. Using the timeline, explain when each perspective was started.

4.Who are the people responsible for each perspective?

5. Why are the perspectives different?

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1. Behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, biological, evolutionary, and cross-cultural.

2. Behavioral- different from other perspectives because it focuses solely on observable behaviors rather than on emphasizing internal states.

Psychodynamic- emphasizes the role of of the unconscious mind, early childhood experiences, and interpersonal relationships to human behavior.

Humanistic- emphasizes the role of motivation in thought and behavior.

Cognitive- focuses on mental processes like memory, thinking, problem-solving, language, and decision making.

Biological- emphasizes the physical and biological bases of behavior.

Evolutionary- focuses on the study of how the theory of evolution can explain physiological processes.

Cross cultural- focuses on human behaviors across different cultures.

3. Behavioral- began in 1913

Psychodynamic- began in the 1890's

Humanistic- began in 1970

Cognitive- began in 1950's

Biological- began in 1879

Evolutionary- began in 1980's

Cross cultural- began in 1967

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