Compare and Contrast Three Different Perspective

Behaviorism is the idea that psychology is basically a study of external human behavior rather than mental. Behaviorism deals with the way in which we behave in different environments. People pick up their traits from their interactions and experiences. Also Behavior that is followed by rewarding out comes will be more likely to be repeated than behavior that is followed by unsatisfying consequences. The use of early Behavior Modification is used to teach children proper behavior based on this theory. The benefits of using early behavior modification using basic rewards are increased self-esteem, a sense of self-reliance, pride, and things that can enhance a person's character. Using behavior modification can have positive and negative affects. If correctly done behavior modification can give the child, self-esteem.

Functionalism is the theory that all mental process is needed to a person in adjusting to outside forces. Functionalism came out a result of Darwin's theory of evolution. Functionalism focuses on the examination of the function and purpose of mind and behavior. This means that our early behavior evolved from outside influences. American Psychologist William James clears it up more when he said that "Consciousness is an ever changing stream or flow of sensations”. These theories of functionalism concentrates on past experiences are related to behavior. William James emphasizes that past experiences allows people to function better in our environment. This idea highlights the uses and functions of the mind rather than experience.

Cognitive deals with the actual methods of studying and that relies on the experiences that studies internal mental processes, such as creativity, perception, thinking, problem solving, memory, and language. This area of study applies to how people deal and solve problems, also in what mental processes that the mind goes thru between stimulus and response. Recently, the study of cognition in psychology has become associated with computer information processing and artificial intelligence, studying parallels in the ways that both brain and computer receive, process, store, and retrieve information. According to the theories of the students of cognition, we are always learning regardless of whether we want to or not. The environment creates that. Then, from the point of view of the behaviorist, we learn according to the state of mind we are in. the perspective

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