Name four of the broad perspectives and describe the fundamental assumption of each

What will be an ideal response?

Trait perspective—People have relatively stable characteristics that are displayed across contexts.
Motive perspective—Motives are the key element underlying behavior.
Inheritance and evolution perspective—Human nature is deeply rooted in genes.
Biological process perspective—Personality reflects the functioning of the body and brain.
Psychoanalytic perspective—Personality is formed by the dynamics of competing internal forces.
Psychosocial perspective—Relationships with others and the way in which they play out are the most important aspect of human nature.
Social learning perspective—Behavior changes as a function of experience.
Self-actualization (or self-determination or organismic) perspective—Every person has the potential to develop into a valuable human being.
Cognitive perspective—Human beings derive meaning from experiences.
Self-regulation perspective—People are complex systems similar to homeostatic systems that are self-regulating.

Psychology

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Inhibition of hunger is to overeating as ________ is to ________.

a. destruction of the lateral hypothalamus; destruction of the ventromedial hypothalamus b. destruction of the ventromedial hypothalamus; destruction of the lateral hypothalamus c. a low blood glucose level; a high blood insulin level d. a high blood glucose level; a low blood insulin level

Psychology

What is the name for the phenomenon in which a person remembers events that never happened?

a. imagination b. false memory c. cryptomnesia d. super-consciousness

Psychology