Describe the Strengths and Criticisms of the Humanistic Approach to the Study

question 40

Essay

Describe the strengths and criticisms of the humanistic approach to the study of personality.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Influences

Internal factors such as beliefs, values, personality traits, and attitudes that guide an individual's behavior.

Confederate

In experiments, a person who is secretly working with the experimenter and is aware of the experiment's aims but pretends to be a participant to manipulate situations as required.

Obedience Research

The study of how individuals comply with orders from an authority figure, often examined within social psychology.

Peripheral Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that relies on superficial cues or associations, rather than logical argument, to influence people's attitudes or behaviors.