The view that people have the freedom to choose and be responsible for their own behavior represents the ____________ perspective.

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The humanistic-existential perspective emphasizes personal choice, responsibility and the individual's ability to change and improve their circumstances. It is focused on the present and future rather than past influences, which aligns with the concept of personal freedom and responsibility. The other perspectives, sociocultural, cognitive and psychodynamic, focus on external factors such as culture, thought processes and unconscious influences on behavior, respectively.

The View That People Have the Freedom to Choose and Be