Unit 1 AP Psychology (Scientific Foundations
of Psychology) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER the view that knowledge originates in experience and that
science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER an early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the structural elements of the human mind
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and
behavioral processes function-how they enable us to adapt, survive and flourish
experimental psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of behavior and thinking using the
(scientific) experimental method
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science
that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree
with (1) but not with (2)
humanistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER historically significant perspective that emphasized
the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the science of behavior and mental processes
nature-nurture issue - CORRECT ANSWER the longstanding controversy over the relative
contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture
, natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that, among the range of inherited trait
variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival with most likely be passed on to succeeding
generations
level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER the differing complementary views, from biological to
psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWER an integrated approach that incorporates
biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
biological psychology - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology that studies the links
between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes
evolutionary psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the roots of behavior and mental
processes using the principles of natural selection
psychodynamic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology that studies how
unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with
psychological disorders
behavioral psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of observable behavior, and its
explanation by principles of learning
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of all the mental activities
associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicatin
social-cultural psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of how situations and cultures affect
our behavior and thinking
psychometrics - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities,
attitudes, and traits
of Psychology) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER the view that knowledge originates in experience and that
science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER an early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the structural elements of the human mind
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and
behavioral processes function-how they enable us to adapt, survive and flourish
experimental psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of behavior and thinking using the
(scientific) experimental method
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science
that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree
with (1) but not with (2)
humanistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER historically significant perspective that emphasized
the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the science of behavior and mental processes
nature-nurture issue - CORRECT ANSWER the longstanding controversy over the relative
contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture
, natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that, among the range of inherited trait
variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival with most likely be passed on to succeeding
generations
level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER the differing complementary views, from biological to
psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWER an integrated approach that incorporates
biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
biological psychology - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology that studies the links
between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes
evolutionary psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the roots of behavior and mental
processes using the principles of natural selection
psychodynamic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology that studies how
unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with
psychological disorders
behavioral psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of observable behavior, and its
explanation by principles of learning
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of all the mental activities
associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicatin
social-cultural psychology - CORRECT ANSWER the study of how situations and cultures affect
our behavior and thinking
psychometrics - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities,
attitudes, and traits
