AP Psychology Retrieval Practice Module 2

Scientific Study of behavior and mental processes.

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• Psychoanalysis

• Psychology

Founded by John B. Watson and focused on the study of overt or observable behavior; emphasizing the process of learning through rewards, consequences, and observation learning.

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• Biological

• Social-Cultural

Associate the following with the correct perspective: brain, neurons, nervous system, how the brain communicates with the body (vice versa).

• Cognitive Approach

• Biological Approach

• Evolutionary Approach

• Psychodynamic Approach

In explaining human behavior, psychoanalysts are likely to focus on ________, whereas humanistic psychologists concentrate on ________.

• evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings; self-reports of immediate physical sensations
  
• observable behavior; the way we perceive, process, and remember information
  
• childhood experiences and unconscious thought processes; current environmental influences on potential
• introspective reports of immediate sensations; empirical research relying on observation and experimentation

Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?

• psychodynamic
• biological
• behavioral
• evolutionary

Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the ________ perspective.

• social-cultural
  
• behavioral
• cognitive
• evolutionary

Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?

• biological
• evolutionary
• humanistic
• behavioral

What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?

• developmental
• cognitive
• social
• human-factors

Which of the following modern perspective focuses on how unconscious traumas, experiences, and motives affect human behavior?

• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

Which branch of psychology would argue that a child who is hungry will not be able concentrate on schoolwork or being good in class?

• Humanistic
• Behavioral
• Socio-Cultural
• Biopsychosocial