AP Psychology Perspectives

Understanding how the brain and body create thoughts, emotions and memories.

• Humanstic

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

how the natural selection process has caused behavior (genes) to develop/adapt.

• Evolutionary

• Cognitive

• Behavior Genetics

• Social-Cultural

How much our genes and environment influence our individual differences.

• Psychodynamic

• Biological

• Evolutionary

• Behavior Genetics

Emphasis on the unconscious mind as the director of all behavior.

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Psychodynamic

• Personality

How our behavior is shaped by the learning process.

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Social-Cultural

• Evolutionary

Emphasis on human growth and potential as well as self-concept.

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

• Humanistic

Human behavior must be interpreted in proper social and cultural context.

• Behavior Genetics

• Social-Cultural

• Behavior

• Developmental

How we take in, store, and retrieve information, and how our perceptions influence our actions.

• Cognitive

• Behavioral Genetics

• Psychodynamic

• Psychometric