AP Psych Review - Unit I - Approaches

John Locke's "An essay Concerning Human Understanding established the principle of "Tabula Rasa", implying that the human mind is born as...

• A blank slate

• A highly instinctual organ

• A fully functioning organ, incapable of improvement

• A clear window

This modern approach to psychology focuses on how the brain and body enable sensation and emotions.

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Cognitive

• Psychodynamic

The benefit of this descriptive research is that it allows researchers to view naturally occurring behaviors without controlling the situation.

• Natural observation

• Survey

• Case Study

• Correlation

This early approach used introspection to determine the underlying structures of the mind.

• Biological

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Cognitive

This early approach to psychology focused on the need to analyze the purpose of behavior rather than the structure of it.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Psychoanalytic

• Behavioral

This modern approach to psychology is most interested in how we learn to fear certain things and how to change that.

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Cognitive

• Evolutionary

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are important figures of this perspective. They believe the "self" was the most important thing to develop in order to be healthy.

• Gestalt

• Humanism

• Functionalism

• Utilitarianism

An approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various forms of therapy is called

• The modern approach

• The common approach

• The DSM-V

• The eclectic approach

Name the type of psychologist: Works in schools, or nursing homes, or elsewhere, where people are deal with life transition issues. They may also be devoted to studying life transitions.

• Educational Psychologist

• Developmental Psychologist

• Psychiatrist

• School Psychologist

• Clinical Psychologist

Name the type of psychologist: Helps people manage all sorts of issues, from postpartum depression to OCD, grief counseling, anxiety management, treatments for PTSD, etc to infinity...

• Educational Psychologist

• Developmental Psychologist

• Psychiatrist

• School Psychologist

• Clinical Psychologist