Assumptions

Question 1

What are the biological assumptions?

Answer 1

• Evolutionary influences
• Localisation of brain functions
• Neurotransmitters

Question 2

What are the four lobes?

Answer 2

• Frontal lobe
• Parietal lobe
• Temporal lobe
• Occipital lobe

Question 3

What are the four lobes functions?

Answer 3

• Frontal lobe = thinking and creativity. Has been linked to our personalities.
• Parietal lobe = receives sensory information: touch, pain and temperature.
• Temporal = responsible for our memory and auditory processing.
• Occipital = visual processing and receiving information from the eyes.

Question 4

What are the behavioural assumptions?

Answer 4

• Born like a blank slate.
• Classical / operant conditioning.
• Humans and animals learn in similar ways.

Question 5

How is behaviour learnt through classical conditioning?

Answer 5

Association.

Question 6

How is behaviour learnt through operant conditioning?

Answer 6

Reinforcement.
Reward and punishment.

Question 7

What are the cognitive assumptions?

Answer 7

• Computer analogy
• Schemas
• Internal mental processes

Question 8

What are the psychodynamic assumptions?

Answer 8

• Influences of childhood experiences
• The unconscious mind
• Tripartite personality

Question 9

Describe the three parts of the adult personality.

Answer 9

Id = unconscious / impulsive. Present at birth.
Ego = conscious / rational. Develops at the age of 2.
Superego = Seeks to perfect and civilise our behaviour. Embodies the child’s sense of right and wrong. Develops around the age of 4.

Question 10

What are the positive assumptions?

Answer 10

• Acknowledgement of free will.
• Authenticity of goodness and excellence.
• Focus on ‘the good life’.