PSY100 Differences of Social Cultural & Evolutionary

PSY100 Triton Differences of Social Cultural & Evolutionary Perspectives Discussion

Perspectives in Psychology:

Step 1: Choose one of the following pairs of perspectives to compare:

Pair 1: Neuroscience vs. Cognitive

Pair 2: Psychodynamic vs. Behavioral

Pair 3: Evolutionary vs. Behavior Genetics

Pair 4: Social Cultural vs. Evolutionary

Step 2: Compare the two perspectives. How are they similar? How are they different?

Step 3: Choose an example of an issue to be researched.

• Give an example of this topic could be researched from each of these perspectives.
• Would the researcher use an experimental design or a correlational design?

Explain your answer. (Be specific - refer to textbook and be sure to cite references!)