Question:
My sister
has a strange an unusual behavior that I can't understand.
How can
I try to predict and influence her behavior in order to live a more
normal live?
Theresa
Answer:
Dear
Theresa,
You are
mentioning to describe, understand, predict and influence behaviors,
things that are the basic goals of psychology.
In order
to accomplish these goals you need a scientific method.
You would
become with a scientific method a psychologist and psychologist view
behavior from five different perspectives: biological, cognitive,
humanistic or existentialistic, psychoanalytic and the learning or
behavioral perspective.
You may
try to predict and influence the behavior of your sister from these
five perspectives.
