Description
In LP4 you identified a habit you wish you did not have. You also wrote about how you acquired the habit and any possible attempts to stop the habit. You then explored how to extinguish this habit using the principles of operant conditioning.
Reread your essay from that assignment. In this assignment you will assess the acquisition and maintenance of your habit using the following four psychological perspectives:
• Humanistic
• Psychodynamic
• Neuroscience
• Cognitive
You will be expected to describe why you developed this habit, what purpose having this habit serves in your life, and how you will break this habit – according to each perspective. You will need to use at least 3 concepts from each perspective to support your answer.
Here's an example of an answer for this assignment. Please note that this example is not fully developed; it is intended to provide you with an overall direction for this assignment.
Example
Identified habit: Nervous laughter in inappropriate times
Why this habit developed and how is it reinforced:
Behavioral (from LP4 Assignment): behavior was positively reinforced with gaining attention from the mother whenever nervous laughter was displayed.
Humanistic: esteem needs are not being met, feeling insignificant around other people, attempt to fulfill belonging needs.
Psychodynamic: unconscious need for attention, superego's reaction when uncomfortable with conversation, defense mechanism.
Neuroscience: family trait (heritability), mother and sister exhibit same behavior.
Cognitive: interpret nervous laughter as exhibiting happy/fun personality traits instead of annoying, interpret the attention gained from nervous laughter as showing acceptance with others.
Explanation & Answer
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I have a habit of wasting time online on social media.
As a young adult during a period where technology is part and parcel of our everyday
lives, I have embraced the social media world. I am on all the social media platforms out
there like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Watsapp. Consequently, I usually
spend close to four to five hours a day cumulatively just checking out other people’s profile
and photos and getting to know what they are up to. The funny thing is that I never comment
on their photos or status updates, I only want to see what they are doing.
Psychological perspectives can be used to explain and identify the root of this habit that I
have acquired over the years. Additionally, it can be a path to acquiring a remedy that can
bring the habit to an end.
i.
Behavioral Perspective
Behavioral perspective states that in order for the behavior to be maintained it has to
receive positive reinforcement. I believe that my parents positively reinforced this behavior
by buying me a computer and allowing me to have access to various sites online. This was
further propounded by the fact that they would prefer if I...
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