The main criticism of humanistic theory is that:

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. Which of the following is true of personal construct theory? 1: George Kelly developed personal construct theory to examine how individuals view the world. 2: Personal construct theory portrays people as victims of unconscious desires and impulses. 3: Personal construct theory does not try to locate the individual on the personality theorists, dimensions. 4: Kelly basically took the view that we are all artists.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 3 & 4
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

3. The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of:

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

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

   A. Adler
   B. Allport
   C. Rogers
   D. Bandura

5. 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

6. 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

7. The basic assumption of humanistic theories include ___________?

   A. Humans are basically good and worthy
   B. Humans are basically bad and unworthy and thus have to be reconditioned using learning principles
   C. There is a natural growth process that can be blocked by bad condition
   D. Both A and C

8. One of the major goals of humanistic therapy is to aid the individual in developing ____________?

   A. stable family relations
   B. unconscious thought processes
   C. strong ego defenses
   D. positive self-concepts

9. Humanistic approach to psychology was founded by ___________?

   A. Wundt and James
   B. Rogers and Maslow
   C. Watson and Skinner
   D. Freud and Jung

10. Who is humanistic psychologist?

    A. Sigmund Freud
    B. Abraham Maslow
    C. B.F. Skinner
    D. John Watson