What Would You Find If You Were to Compare and Contrast

question 72

Multiple Choice

What would you find if you were to compare and contrast the six contemporary theoretical perspectives in psychology described in your text

• A) Psychoanalytic theory is the only approach that examines the role of thoughts and feelings. 
• B) The earlier approaches (pre-1950s) are very similar to one another, whereas the later approaches are dramatically different from one another. 
• C) The structuralist approach permeates all contemporary theoretical perspectives. 
• D) The psychoanalytic, humanistic, and cognitive perspectives are very different from the others with regard to focus on the human species.

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