AP Psych - Unit 1

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

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic

• Social

• Cognitive

• Structuralism

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 approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures?

• humanistic
• psychodynamic
• social-cultural
• cognitive

The self-reflective observation of one's own sensations and feelings is called

• clinical psychology.
• introspection.
• spaced practice.
• humanism.

What two psychological approaches dominated psychology from the 1920s to the 1950s?

• The cognitive perspective and structuralism.

• Structuralism and evolutionary psych.

• Gestalt psych and functionalism

• Behaviorism and the psychodynamic approach

Charles Darwin proposed that natural selection leads to the development of characteristics most suited to the survival and reproduction of a species.
His theory has most influenced which branch of Psychology? 

• Humanism
• Evolutionary psychology. 
• Cognitive psychology. 
• Behaviorism.

The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology. 

• Behavioral 
• Functionalist 
• Humanistic 
• Structuralist 

Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:

• rewards and punishments

• self-esteem and self-actualization

• biology and genetics

• internal conflict and unconscious desires

• sensation and perception