History and Perspectives AP PSY

Which of the following does not pertain to Edward B. Titchener?

• structuralism

• analyzed the basic elements of thought

• the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

• a student of Wundt

Psychological perspectives are

• ways to explain human thoughts or behavior

• research methods used to test hypotheses

• past historical movements like Gestalt psychology that don’t really have any relevance in current psychology

• .biases that researchers avoid

Dr. Albert believes that psychology should restrict itself to the study of observable behavior. Theories stressing the influences of internal concepts such as the unconscious mind or conscious experience should be avoided. Dr. Albert would probably be labeled

• Freudian (psychodynamic)

• humanist

• behaviorist

• structuralist

Which of the following pairs is correct?

• Maslow: humanism

• Freud: behaviorism

• Watson: functionalism

• Skinner: Gestalt psychology

Which of the following is still active today as a school of psychological thought?

• structuralism

• functionalism

• Gestalt

• behaviorism

Bruce and Alan are both psychologists with different points of view. Bruce believes that psychology should focus on how people think and solve problems, while Alan feels psychology should instead deal with the physiological causes of behavior. According to the text, Bruce would probably be called a _____ psychologist, while Alan would be labeled a _____ psychologist.

• behavioral; social-cultural

• cognitive; biological

• psychodynamic; cognitive

• psychodynamic; biological

Which of the following book titles would be the most appropriate for a psychologist from the psychodynamic perspective?

• . “The Way We Think”

• . “We are More than Our Parts”

• “The Inner Conflicts”

• . “The Brain as the Key to Behavior”

Which of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over time?

• educational

• developmental

• social

• cognitive

__________focus on the adaptive nature of thinking and how our consciousness evolves to meet our needs.

• functionalist

• structuralist

• humanistic

• behavioral

Which psychological perspective is most likely to focus on how our interpretation of a situation affects how we react to it?

• social-cultural

• cognitive

• behavioral

• psychodynamic