AP Psychology Foundations Unit Review

A cognitive Psychologist would like be most interested in

• concentration of neural transmitters in the spinal cord

• unconditional positive regard in the therapeutic setting

• token economies in prison

• perceptual speed on word-association tests

• development of fine motor skills in todlers

The humanistic approachto psychology emphasizes the importance of

• childhood experiences

• biological predisposition

• maladaptive thoughts

• free will and conscious awareness

• cultural experiences

Psychologists who emphasize the importance of repressed memories and childhood experiences subscribe to which of the following perspectives?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic

• Social Cultural

• Medical/biological

Psychologists who believe behaviors are learned likely ascribe to the philosophy of

• Abraham Maslow

• B.F. Skinner

• Carl Rogers

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

Carl Rogers is most closely associated with which psychological approach?

• Unconditional positive regard

• cognitive psychology

• humanistic

• Sociocultural

• Behaviorism

Which approach would most likely involve the study of identical twins separated at birth

• Biological

• Behavioral Genetics

• Humanistic

• Sociocultural

• Biopsychosocial

What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?

• How behavior is learned and unlearned

• The biological bases of behavior

• How people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems

• The analysis of dreams

Which psychological approach focuses on the role of unconscious drives and conflicts in behavior?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Biological

Who is considered the father of modern psychology and established the first psychology laboratory?

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• John Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

What is the primary focus of behavioral psychology?

• Unconscious drives and conflicts

• Observable behavior and environmental determinants

• Thought processes and problem-solving

• Biological bases of behavior