AP Psych Unit 1 History and Approaches

Question 1

William James

Answer 1

Helped found the school of philosophy and established functionalism.

Question 2

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 2

Founded experimental psychology as a discipline and performed the first experiment. Founded structuralism

Question 3

Functionalism

Answer 3

Studies components of behavior and claims the adaptation of the human mind is vital.

Question 4

Structuralism

Answer 4

Seeks to analyze the total sum of experience of the mind and break into small components to study how these fit to create complex experiences.

Question 5

Introspection

Answer 5

Examination of one’s own mental state

Question 6

Behavioral perspective

Answer 6

Psychological approach that behavior and external stimuli are the only way to study development.

Question 7

Watson

Answer 7

Behaviorist, applied it to child development and claimed that he could mold any child into any profession by altering their environment. Performed the Little Albert experiment.

Question 8

Cognitive Perspective

Answer 8

Approach that focuses how internal thoughts influence behavior

Question 9

Piaget

Answer 9

Created the child development theory in that children aren’t passive recipients of knowledge but need to create a mental model of their environment.

Question 10

Humanistic Perspective

Answer 10

Way of examining the human as a whole instead of through smaller aspects. Examples include workers being trained to treat their coworkers nicely no matter their differences.

Question 11

Psychodynamic/psychoanalysis

Answer 11

Focuses on the root of emotional suffering, like childhood trauma.