AP Psychology History and Approaches

Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which field of psychology should she choose?

• Cognitive

• Social

• Personality

• Learning

• Perception

Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this?

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic

• Social

• Cognitive

• Structuralism

Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:

• rewards and punishments

• self-esteem and self-actualization

• biology and genetics

• internal conflict and unconscious desires

• sensation and perception

Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative impact of both nature and nurture on our psychological traits?

• biopsychosocial

• cognitive

• humanistic

• social-cultural

• pyschodynamic

Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.

• biological

• pyschodynamic

• behavioral

• cognitive

• psychoanalytic

Akira believes that her son has become a good student because she always praises his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a ________ perspective.

• biopsychosocial

• biological

• psychodynamic

• behavioral

• structural

Which psychological perspective highlights the manner in which people encode, process, store, and retrieve information?

• cognitive

• psychodynamic

• behavioral

• evolutionary

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n)

• psychiatrist

• I/O psychologist

• clinical psychologist

• biological psychologist

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

• thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
• behavior and mental processes.
• conscious and unconscious mental activity.
• observable responses to the environment.

As the owner of a company, you want to make as much profit as possible. Happy employees will be better producers, hence, more money to be made.
What type of psychologist would you use to ensure your employees were happy on the job and producing to the best of their ability? 

• Counseling 
• Industrial-organizational 
• Psychiatrist 
• Clinical