The Psychological Approach That Emphasizes the Role of the Environment

question 73

Multiple Choice

The psychological approach that emphasizes the role of the environment in influencing behavior is:

• A) behaviorism
• B) humanism
• C) psychoanalytic
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing their behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals to protect against feelings of anxiety or social condemnation.

Collective Unconscious

Carl Jung’s concept of a shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species’ history.

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In psychoanalytic theory, the underlying symbolic meaning of dreams or unconscious thought.