What type of Psychologist would... (7 Approaches)

Psychoanalytic

What type of psychologist would... ask you to describe your dreams in an attempt to analyze your unspoken instincts and unconscious motivators

Psychoanalytic

What type of psychologist would... ask, "Is heavy drinking an indication of some deeper problem or conflict raging in the unconscious"?

Biological

What type of psychologist would... ask, How does alcohol affect the _brain_?

Sociocultural

What type of psychologist would... ask, How does alcoholism differ _from one culture to another_?

Behavioral

What type of psychologist would... ask, Is alcoholism learned?

Cognitive

What type of psychologist would... ask, What _thoughts_ lead up to episodes of heavy drinking?

Evolutionary

What type of psychologist would... attempt to explain social behavior in terms of genetic factors that have evolved over time according to the principles of natural selection.

Sociocultural

What type of psychologist would... look at racial prejudice and fairness of IQ testing for different groups?

Evolutionary

What type of psychologist would... predict a child's behavior patterns based on what tendencies they may have gotten from their parents?

Humanistic

What type of psychologist would... say each of us is like a perfect seed, if we get the right amount of water, nutrients, and sunlight from the environment, we will become the perfect flower?

Behavioral

What type of psychologist would... say that Frank refuses to use profanity as an adult because he was punished for it in the past?

Behavioral

What type of psychologist would... say that a person has _learned_ to fight when confronted because they were rewarded for it by their father in the past?

Biological

What type of psychologist would... say that a person's memory problem is a result of a "physical malfunction" resulting from trouble at work?

Humanistic

What type of psychologist would... say that although a person's personal growth has been slowed, it can recover with guidance?

Cognitive

What type of psychologist would... say that humans are thinking creatures able to compare the past wit the present and make judgements?

Cognitive

What type of psychologist would... say that much of what shapes our personality takes place in our thoughts, feelings, wishes,and drives that operate below our level of conscious awareness?

Sociocultural

What type of psychologist would... say that people act differently because of the different groups they are associated with?

Biological

What type of psychologist would... study brain activity to determine why a person is depressed?