Approaches MS

• Compare the humanistic approach with the psychodynamic approach (8)

  • Determinism - psychodynamic is(unconscious), humanistic isn't (free choice)
  • Nature/Nurture - humanistic self actualise (nature), conditional positive regard (nurture), psychodynamic unconscious(nurture), defence mechanism (nature)
  • Mechanism - both unscientific
• Why is schema useful and not useful for processing information (4)

  • schema helps us predict what will happen in our world based on our experiences and process vast amounts of information
  • However it can distort our interpretation of sensory information and cause biased recalls
• Outline and evaluate Wundt’s role in the emergence of psychology as a science (8)