When describing your best friend, you first note that she is honest. How would this characteristic be explained from three different theoretical perspectives?
What will be an ideal response?
The psychodynamic approach would suggest that the woman has a well-developed superego and that her id is subordinate to her ego and superego. The trait approach would suggest that one of your friend's traits is honesty. Allport might even call it a cardinal trait. The behavioral approach would suggest that your friend was rewarded for honesty and has been taught through past experience that honesty is rewarding whereas dishonesty is not. The humanistic approach would suggest that your friend's perception of reality has guided her toward honesty. She perceives others as honest, and she wishes to be honest as well.
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