Question

Take each of these situations and write out how each of these approaches would explain the behavior: Behaviorism, Psychoanalytic, Humanism and Neurobiological.

Answer 1

1. Road rage or the extreme anger and behavior towards other drivers.

2. Helping a fellow student who had dropped all of their books down the stairs.

3. A new student not wanting to join in any activities at their new high school.

Answer 2

1. Behaviorism: the behavior by the analysis of behavioral events through observation.

2. Psychoanalysis: the behavior is a hidden process of the mind

3. Humanism: the behavior as the result of human interests, values and dignity.

4. Neurobiology: the behavior is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of th nervous system.