Question

While doing research for a paper on "teenage rebellion," you discover that there are some places in the world where young adults experience very little turmoil and other places where teenagers seem prone to violent outbursts. Psychological studies of such differences are most likely to be done by psychologists who favor the ______________ perspective.a. socioculturalb. cognitivec. humanistic.d. evolutionary

Answer 1

Answer:

a. sociocultural

Explanation:

Sociocultural perspective: The term sociocultural perspective came into existence with the work of the psychologist Lev Vygotsky, and is defined as an approach to understanding human nature and behaviors and the reason behind the behaviors.

In the sociocultural perspective, the way of understanding human personality development and behavior is being analyzed through the social group's rules and the individual's membership in a particular sub-group.

Lev Vygotsky believed that an individual's caregivers, parents, culture, or peers, etc play an important role in the development of higher-order functions.

In the question above, the statement signifies the sociocultural perspective.