AP Psych Chapter 1

This theory states that behavior is determined by natural selection.

This theory focuses on stimulus cues and rewards & punishments that affect our behavior.

Sam sees a therapist takes medication & goes to group for depression. What approach is this?

Explains how the brain works by studying perception and perceptual learning

Which of the following is NOT part of nature-nurture debate?

This theory states that our behavior is influenced by our culture, social norms, & expectations

Reporting your sensory experience to a stimuli like a sound or color is...

Mario is a psychologist who tries to help patients recover unconscious motives. What is his perspective?

This theory sees behavior arising from unconscious needs & repressed childhood memories.

Eva does client centered therapy and is working to achieve to her full potential. School?

Who is the founder of psychology as a science?

This approach focuses on the "unconscious mind" and states it as cause of our behaviors

What is psychology's definition today?

States that mental process could be best understood in terms of adaptive purpose or functions

This perspective sought to identify the "elements of conscious experience".

States psychology should only focus on behavior in order to be objective.

behavior is determined by interaction of nature and nurture.

This theory focuses on self-concept, interpersonal relationships and need for personal growth. 

Behavior is a result of our mental interpretations of our experiences.

Mary believes all men cheat b/c they are genetically programmed to produce offspring. School?

The process of reporting one's own conscious mental experience is

Developing a test for a business to use that measures employee honesty is which subfield?

This perspective states that behavior is determined by our brain structure & chemicals.