Question

Mrs. thompson believes that her son has become an excellent student because she consistently uses praise and affection to stimulate his learning efforts. her belief best illustrates a ________ perspective.

Answer 1

Behavioralist perspective. Behaviorism is a psychological approach that is concerned with how external factors called environmental factors (known as stimuli) influences observable behavior (the response). The behavioralist believes we are the result of what we have learned from our environment but they also believe that the environment influences to a large extent our attitudes and dispositions to events; they tend to view people as controlled by their environment just as Mrs Thompson who believes her son's excellent performance is a direct result of her attitude. She believes her son's excellent performance is as a result of her praise and adoration. This clearly portrays the behavioralist who believe the son's great performance is directly influenced by the mother's actions.