Midterm Vs Behaviorism

152. Behavior is anything animals or humans do that can be directly observed, such as a person picking an apple from a tree or a witnessing a child hug their mom. Whereas, mental processes are not observable. Mental processes are the thoughts, motives, and feelings that we experience privately (in our minds.) For example, the anger a man feels because he missed a work meeting or the happiness the child feels while hugging his mother are both mental processes. One can bear witness to behaviors, but there is no easy way of knowing a person's mental processes.

153. Positive psychology is important to the study of humans because it focuses on how and why things go right. Comparatively, the traditional, more negative view of psychology has most always

This will enhance human experiences of work, love, and play.

159. The behavioral approach to psychology focuses on people's observable behavior or responses to environmental stimuli. The behavioral approach may assist in helping to change one's behavior for the better. The scientists who study behavioral approach are called behaviorists. The original behaviorists were John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner. Skinner believed that rewards and punishments determined our behavior. Behaviorists believe that we do the things we do because of our experiences with the environment throughout our lives and this approach does not consider other factors such as biology or mental processes.

160. The psychodynamic approach to psychology was founded by Sigmund Freud and focuses on

"getting inside the head" of a person. It emphasizes unconscious thoughts, wishes and motives as well as the conflict between biological drives and society's demands. Freud theorized that sexual and aggressive impulses buried deep within the mind influence people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

He practiced a therapeutic technique called psychoanalysis in which he tried to unlock the