AP Psych Unit 1 Intro Vocab

What is the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes?

• Humanistic psychology

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive psychology

• Evolutionary psychology

What is the study of how higher mental processes such as language, perception, memory, attention, thinking, and problem solving develop and are used?

• Cognitive psychology

• Evolutionary psychology

• Positive psychology

• Cognitive neuroscience

Which approach to understanding human nature emphasizes the positive potential of human beings?

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Behaviorism

• Humanistic psychology

• Natural selection

What is the scientific study of the human mind?

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Psychology

• Culture

• Natural selection

What is the interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with cognition, including perception, thinking, memory, and language?

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Humanistic psychology

• Evolutionary psychology

• Positive psychology

What is one of the longest running debates in the science of psychology that discusses what makes us who we are and drives how we behave?

• Natural selection vs. Evolution

• Nature vs. Nurture

• Cognitive psychology vs. Behaviorism

• Positive psychology vs. Humanistic psychology

What is part of Darwin's Theory of Evolution that postulates that plant and animal species are capable of incorporating helpful natural mutations?

• Evolutionary psychology

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Natural selection

• Positive psychology

Which approach to psychology uses knowledge and principles from evolutionary biology in research on the structure of the human mind?

• Cognitive psychology

• Evolutionary psychology

• Positive psychology

• Humanistic psychology

What is the set of ideas, behaviors, attitudes, and traditions that exist within large groups of people?

• Culture

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Positive psychology

• Humanistic psychology

Which branch of psychology seeks to nurture genius and talent rather than focusing solely on the treatment of mental illness?

• Evolutionary psychology

• Cognitive psychology

• Positive psychology

• Behaviorism