An Exercise in Perspectives AP Psychology AP Exam Review
Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic The unconscious mind is key to understanding behavior Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic
Humans are passive organisms that react to their environment Behaviorism
Humans actively seek, evaluate, combine, transform, and transmit information Cognitive
Behaviors and thoughts can be taken back to the brain chemicals and hormones Biological
People who did not grow up speaking English often do not get my puns Social-cultural / Socio-cultural
Parents can model behavior and children can imitate them Behaviorism
Humans are born basically good, with an innate desire to grow and improve Humanistic
I’m a man, you’re a woman---this makes us view the world differently Social-cultural / Socio-cultural
It’s all about the consequences Behaviorism
Childhood experiences determine our adult behavior Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic
Serotonin and dopamine are important neurotransmitters in keeping people’s moods stabilized Biological
It’s all about how we think about things Cognitive
People try to create meaning in their lives through making connections Humanistic
Social-cultural / Socio-cultural Being Mexican, German, Chinese, or American will alter how a person will experience the world Social-cultural / Socio-cultural
Reality is different for each person because they interpret external events differently Cognitive
Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic Sex and aggression are two inborn drives that push people to do different things Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic
Hormones and genetics Biological
Reinforcement and Punishment drive behavior Behaviorism
Self-actualization and our drive to grow push us to excel Humanistic
Gestalt (sub-group of cognition) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts---context determines how we perceive reality Gestalt (sub-group of cognition)
My aunts helped raise me and I go to them for dating advice Social-cultural / Socio-cultural
Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic There are no accidents because we may actually be doing it due to unconscious issues Psychodynamic / Psychoanalytic
Women, on average, have larger corpus collosi (part of the brain), and therefore can multi-task better than men Biological
Perception of self and how others feel about us are important Humanistic
I’m older than you all---I’ve experienced things you have not Social-cultural / Socio-cultural
I’m older than you and my nervous system processes experiences differently than you teenagers Biological
We are all subject to stimulus-response connections to the world that determines our behavior Behaviorism
The schemas that I have will filter out and filter in different bits of information Cognitive
Men reach their physical peak in their mid-20’s Biological
Teenagers have more accidents with driving than adults because their hormones are pushing them into risky behavior Biological
Social-cultural / Socio-cultural Psychologists address aspects of this point of view in comparing Latino and American Social-cultural / Socio-cultural