The humanistic perspective is to Maslow as the social-cognitive perspective is to:

Related Mcqs:

1. Humanistic perspective grew out of the work of which humanistic thinker?

   A. Carl rogers
   B. Sigmund Freud
   C. William James
   D. Piaget

2. The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of:

   A. the self-reference phenomenon
   B. self-determination
   C. free association
   D. factor analysis

3. When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

   A. assimilation
   B. adaptation
   C. conservation
   D. accommodation

4. ________ perspective focuses on changes in behaviour and cognitive processes over the life span?

   A. Developmental Perspective
   B. Biological Perspective
   C. Humanistic Perspective
   D. Psychoanalytic Perspective

5. The psychological perspective that emphasizes on how observable responses are learned is the_____________ perspective?

   A. behavioral
   B. behavior genetics
   C. cognitive
   D. evolutionary

6. Humanistic psychologist would most likely be criticized for underestimating the value of:

   A. social influence
   B. an internal locus of control
   C. self-serving bias
   D. individualism

7. The main criticism of humanistic theory is that:

   A. it emphasized the negative dimensions of personality
   B. it is research rather than experience oriented
   C. its concepts are imprecise and difficult to study objectively
   D. its approach is more empirical than philosophical

8. Which is FALSE? Humanistic theories of personality:

   A. Present a positive and optimistic view of human behaviour
   B. Regard people as victims of their unconscious motivations and conflicts
   C. Place an emphasis on individual experiences, relationships and ways of understanding the world
   D. Are based on beliefs that everyone’s experience is unique, and that he individual’s perception of the world is critical to their understanding and behaviour

9. Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

   A. Depressive
   B. Over- controlled repressors
   C. Paranoid- aggression
   D. Homicidal protest

10. A theory that children develop a cognitive framework reflecting the beliefs of their society concerning characteristics and roles of males and females, and affecting the processing of new social information is known as:

    A. Gender identity theory
    B. Gender schema theory
    C. Gender constancy
    D. sex role theory