medium · MCAT Psychological, Social & Biological Foundations of Behavior
A psychologist explains that a person's behavior is the result of a continuous, three-way interaction between their personality, their specific actions, and the social environment.
This perspective is known as:
- Reciprocal determinism
- The biopsychosocial model
- Conflict theory
- Cognitive dissonance
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