Title: Exploring Prominent Perspectives and Approaches in Psychology

Student Learning Objective #3 Behavioral Approaches: Students should be able to describe some of the prominent perspectives and approaches used in the study of psychology.
Assignment: Prominent Perspectives and Approaches in Psychology (SLO#3)
Program Learning Outcomes: The purpose of this assignment is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this course and in professional life beyond school:
Articulate psychological vocabulary specific to the field of psychology.
Synthesize information to present a thorough description of behavior from each approach.
Knowledge:  This assignment will also help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline:
Contemporary approaches in psychology.
Theorists associated with the development of each approach.
The foundational theories of each approach.
How each approach views human behavior.
Task
After each approach listed below, please describe behavior through the lens of that psychological approach and identify the theorist most associated with the approach and their contribution to the field of psychology in explaining people’s behavior/moods. You can use your textbook and other online sources to complete this assignment.
1. Biological Approach:
2. Behavioral Approach:
3. Psychodynamic Approach:
4. Humanistic Approach:
Criteria for Success:
Thorough explanation of each approaches’ view of behavior.
Comparison and contrast of the different views of behavior.
Identification of theorist(s) associated with the approach.
Explanation of the influence of theorist(s) associated with the approach
A few tips:
Remember the 5 Ws:
Who is associated with each approach?
What does each approach believe about behavior?
When was the approach founded?
Where was this approach developed?
Be thorough in your answers.
Use college-level grammar, punctuation, and spelling.