The three approaches together

Testing on the three approaches and the differences between them

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1. Which of these belongs to the learning approach?

  • Gender determined before birth.
  • Gender appropriate behaviours are modelled and imitated by children.
  • Children in phallic stage of psychosexual development need gratification from opposite sex parent.
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2. Which of these belongs to the Biological approach concerning methodology?

  • Experiments
  • Study of genes, DNA and hormones, PET scanning, MRI scanning, Twin studies and adoption studies, lesion studies
  • Dream analysis, free association, case studies

3. Which of these belongs to the Psychodynamic approach concerning focus on nature?

  • Genes and hormones- born with them (nature)
  • Born with blank slate- ignores inherited factors
  • Inherited focus on unconscious and stage development (nature)
  • Study of genes, DNA and hormones, PET scanning, MRI scanning, Twin studies and adoption studies, lesion studies

4. Which of these belongs to the Learning approach concerning focus on nurture?

  • Experience can affect hormones etc, but generally gender is given
  • Parents, school, society, peers, TV, other models- all affect how we learn our behaviour, including gender
  • Parents and society give superego, morals, conscience and gender behaviour

5. Which of these belongs to the Biological approach concerning scientific methods?

  • Genes, DNA, hormones- all tested scientifically- focusing on physical and measureable elements
  • Experiments aim to isolate variables with careful controls, but behaviour as a whole is hard to measure
  • Methods involve interpretation so are not scientific
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