AP Psychology Unit I

Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. It examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.

• objectional thinking

• observational learning

• critical thinking

the idea that knowledge comes from experience, and that observation and

experimentation enable scientific knowledge.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

• Empiricism

an early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used

introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

the process of looking inward in an attempt to directly observe one’s own

psychological processes.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Empiricism

• Introspection

an early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin;

explored how mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable the

organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Introspection

• Empiricism

the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies

behavior without reference to mental processes. Most psychologists today agree

with (1) but not with (2).

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

a historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential.

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

• Humanistic Psychology

• Humanism

the study of mental processes, such as occur when we perceive, learn,

remember, think, communicate, and solve problems.

• Cognitive Psychology

• Humanistic Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology

the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including

perception, thinking, memory, and language).

• Cognitive Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology

• Humanistic Psychology

the science of behavior and mental processes.

• Cognitive Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology

• Humanistic Psychology