Detail the four goals of psychology with examples?

Answer 1

The four goals of psychology are; describe, explain, predict and change. Describe is to give details on what the psychological process is. Explain is to provide the reasons on why the mental processes happen. Predict is to find methods to predict psychological behaviors. And change is to find ways to change the psychological behavior if it is proving to be harmful or negative to the patient.

Answer 2

Goals of psychologyThere are four goals of psychology:

· Description · Explanation

· Prediction · Changing Behavior

Description· By describing behavior, psychologists attempt to understand what is normal and acceptable and what is unhealthy. Behavior observed includes thoughts, feelings, attitudes, goals, motivation, actions and reactions. Psychologists explain human behavior through methods such as case studies, observation, surveys, testing and correlational studies. Explanation· Psychologists' attempts to explain behavior reflect the fundamental goal of all science--understanding our universe and our place in it. Several theorists, from Freud and Jung to Skinner and Rogers, have offered various theories to explain personality, development and motivation. Explanations are limited, of course, because they often are culturally restricted; that is, one explanation might not explain similar behavior in another culture or society. Explanation is often determined through qualitative and quantitative observation, including experimentation. Prediction· Psychology also attempts to predict behavior. The purpose of prediction is to determine when an individual will make healthy or unhealthy choices or how an individual will perform within environment and stimuli. Consider the advantages of predicting whether a student will be successful at a certain college, based on past behavior in a similar environment. Though prediction is not foolproof, it can permit institutions and individuals to make more informed decisions choices about their futures. Changing BehaviorModifying behavior can be healthy or unhealthy, but within ethical constraints, psychology attempts to voluntarily encourage individuals and groups to modify behavior for long-term healthy gain. Personality and development theories differ as to how best to encourage behavior changes. Some behaviorists believe in repetitive reinforcement, while positivists believe in honest cognitive discourse. Psychology can be used in education, social correction and organizational structures to elicit preferred behavior and attitudes

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Answer 3

Psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and control mental process and behavior. Describing mental processes just means observing the way the mind works. Explaining them can mean discovering the physical brain activity required. Predicting just means guessing what behavior will be exhibited. Controlling behavior means using psychotherapy or drugs to influence the way people behave.

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Answer 5

describe,explain,predict and control