Examine how a major school of psychological thought informs professional behavior in a
real-world setting.
Scenario
Imagine you have been asked to do a presentation for students at a meeting of the National Honor Society in
Psychology at a community college in your area. They have asked you to prepare a report that examines about
how a major school of psychological thought informs professional behavior in a real-world setting.
Step 1: Choose psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitive psychology, or Gestalt psychology.
Step 2: Choose one of the scenarios below:
Scenario A: Using your knowledge of the development of this school of thought to guide the behaviors of a
supervisor.
Scenario B: Using your knowledge of the development of this school of thought to guide the behavior of
advertisers.
Scenario C: Using your knowledge of the development of this school of thought to guide the behaviors of a
therapist working with teenagers.
Scenario D: Using your knowledge of the development of this school of thought to guide the behavior of an
educator working with young children.
Assessment Instructions
For the topic and scenario of your choice, include the following:
Analysis of the major events that have affected the development of your school of thought.
Analysis of how other schools of thought have affected the development of your school of thought.
Analysis of the cultural influences that have affected the development of your school of thought.
Analysis of how knowledge of this school of thought informs professional behavior. Give examples.