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Psychology’s Current Perspectives Psychological Perspective Humanistic Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Biological/Neuroscience Evolutionary Behavioral Cognitive Social-Cultural Focus People choose most of our thoughts and behaviors based on our needs to belong, feel loved, be connected to others, etc. Thoughts and behaviors are driven by suppressed unconscious desires for unacceptable sex and aggression Thoughts and behaviors are explained in terms of biological processes (genetics, hormones, brain chemicals, etc.) Explains thoughts and behaviors in terms of natural selection; psychological traits that are advantageous for survival get passed down Thoughts and behaviors are motivated by others’ reactions; we continue doing things that are rewarded and stop doing things that are punished Explains human thought and behavior in terms of how we think about, interpret, process, and remember environmental events Explains human thought and behavior in terms of variations in cultures; what is valued by a society &/or culture