Match these descriptions with the appropriate perspective.
-Concerned with how the environment and experience affect a person's (or a nonhuman animal's) actions.

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The learning perspective (also known as behaviorism) focuses on how environmental factors such as rewards and punishments shape and control behavior.

Answer: D
 The biological perspective focuses on how genetics, brain chemistry, and other biologically-based factors influence behavior.

Answer: C
 The cognitive perspective focuses on how our mental processes (such as perception, memory, and thought) influence behavior.

Answer: E
 The sociocultural perspective focuses on how social and cultural factors (such as gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status) shape behavior.

Answer: A
 The psychodynamic perspective emphasizes how unconscious conflicts and early childhood experiences influence behavior.

Match These Descriptions with the Appropriate Perspective