Humanistic perspective is the study of a person as a whole. Psychologists study the human behavior not only through observation but also through the point of view and experiences of the individual. When studied through the individual’s experiences, it can also be called Phenomenological. The perspective focuses on the individual’s creativity and individuality. For some the focus of the perspective is how the individual acts, explains, and becomes aware of certain events. The Humanistic perspective rejects the fact that the individual's behavior will change due to a reinforcer or punishment. The perspective offered many values to psychology. The value to understand human nature and the human condition. It also expanded many new methods for the understanding of human behavior. And a lot of new techniques were generated for the professional practice of …show more content…
The practice of having free will is called Personal Agency. Personal Agency focuses on the choices that people make in life, the paths that are taken, and the path’s and the choice’s consequences. It is believed that people are actually good. They have a will to make themselves and the world better. Since an individual has this will they have a higher probability of overcoming hardship. The will also motivates the individual to work hard to enhance themselves and achieve their maximum potential. Unlike the Behavioral perspective, the Humanistic perspective does not believe that studying animals can help understand human behavior. It believes that the only way to fully understand a humanistic behavior is through the behavior of an actual human not an animal. The Sociocultural Perspective is different from the Humanistic