Which psychology theory (ies) and theorist (s) do you gravitate towards when it
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Which psychology theory (ies) and theorist (s) do you gravitate towards when it comes to understanding you and the individual (s).
Complete the five (5) items below by picking your chosen letter answer to each item. Your answer to the following questions is to see whether you can discern a pattern in your responses that might indicate a bias toward one theory or another. (NOTE: The test should not be used to categorize you or your orientations, it is only a snapshot of you currently)
1. The father of a 2-year-old finds that he becomes very impatient with his daughter when, night after night, she claims she cannot fall asleep because of a “monster that comes out in the dark.” Although each night the father tries to reassure and comfort his daughter, the next morning she does not remember his attempts to reason with her regarding her fear. He should probably
a. try to understand the hidden causes and meaning of his daughter’s dreams.
b. give his daughter a reward the following morning if she stayed in bed until falling asleep the night before.
c. realize that, because of her limited intellectual abilities at age 2, she cannot be rationally reasoned with.
d. consider how he can structure his interactions with his daughter to “mentor” her through her fear.
e. recognize that fears of the dark are partly genetic, because they undoubtedly helped our species survive.
2. Most adults become physiologically aroused when they hear the sound of a baby’s cry. This is because
a. the baby’s cry evokes unconscious memories of their own painful childhood.
b. at some time during their past, the sound of a baby crying became associated with another stimulus that naturally elicited physiological arousal.
c. they consciously become irritated by the distracting sound.
d. nurturing young babies is a developmental challenge that all humans face and address in culture-specific ways.
e. humans are biologically predisposed to respond favorably to an infant crying.
3. A pre-teenage boy is not interested in having sexual experiences. The most reasonable explanation is that
a. he feels threatened; he is denying his true feelings, possibly without realizing what they are.
b. he has probably had anxiety-producing experiences with sex and wants to avoid any repetition of these experiences.
c. his ideas and values make sexual experiences seem wrong or inappropriate for him right now.
d. his social or cultural background has not yet fostered such interests.
e. his biological immaturity means he has not yet experienced the hormonal surge of puberty.
4. Nine-year-old David is more aggressive in the classroom than is Maria. His teacher should probably
a. refer David to a therapist who can get him to talk about his repressed urges.
b. give him stars and privileges whenever he behaves appropriately.
c. find out why he is not concentrating on the material; to begin with, have his vision, hearing, and other perceptual abilities tested.
d. realize that David’s past social interactions have not challenged him to develop certain social competencies.
e. consider that boys are naturally somewhat more aggressive than girls.
5. Advertisers often incorporate “babyishness” in their promotional symbols because
a. most adults have hidden consummatory urges stemming from their childhoods.
b. people are conditioned to act impulsively (and, perhaps, spend money) around children.
c. they are afraid of making their sales pitches too intellectually complex for the average consumer.
d. people in most cultures are socialized to respond favorably to babies.
e. adults are genetically predisposed to respond favorably to images of infancy.
**********DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETE THE ITEMS ABOVE**********
SCORING:
a – total numbers for the letter a
b – total numbers for the letter b
c – total numbers for the letter c
d – total numbers for the letter d
3 – total numbers for the letter e
Your total highest letter is your preferred psychology theory (ies) and theorist (s). You may also show bias for two total highest letters.
a highest responses suggest a bias toward psychoanalytic thinking;
b highest responses, toward behaviorism;
c highest responses, toward cognitive theory;
d highest responses, toward sociocultural theory; and
e highest responses, toward evolutionary theory.
Do you agree or disagree with your result?
Explanation / Answer
1) C
2) E
3) C
4) C
5) d
As per score I am biased towards cognitive theory.
I agree with the result to a large extent but I also have a bias towards sociocultural theory , might be at second spot.
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