AP Flashcards

7225630611	Biological	Behavior and mental processes are largely shaped by biological processes	0
7225630612	Cognitive	Studies people's mental processes in an effort to understand how humans gain knowledge about the world around them	1
7225631456	Psychodynamic	we are motivated by the energy of irrational desires generated in our unconscious minds.	2
7225631457	Behavioral	finds the source of our actions in the environmental stimuli, rather than in inner mental processes.	3
7225632153	Sociocultural	the importance of social interaction, social learning and a cultural perspective	4
7225632818	Evolutionary	based on the arguments of Charles Darwin and his theories of evolution. idea that characteristics of a species evolve in the direction of characteristics that give the fittest organisms a competitive advantage.	5
7225632819	Humanistic	A viewpoint which emphasizes human ability, growth, potential and free will. emphasizes our mental thoughts and process as the root of our behavior.	6
7225635281	The Biological Focus	The brain and central nervous system Sensation and perception Autonomic nervous system Endocrine system Heredity and genetics	7
7225639647	Sigmund Freud	said the mind is like a mental boiler which holds the rising pressure of unconscious sexual and destructive desires, along with memories of traumatic events	8
7225648012	Evolutionary Perspective Examples	Male vs. Female: differences in visual-spatial ability Hunting vs. gathering	9
7225650178	Eclectic Approach	Adopts a number of features from more than one approach to psychology	10