AP Psych Perspective Notes

Cognitive

Cognitive

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by our thinking and learning abilities

humanistic

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by our basic needs and helping hands of others

Behavioral

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by what we see others do

Psychoanalytic

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by our past experiences

biological

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by our brain and body

Bio

biology

Psycho

thinking, emotions and learning

Social

people around us in our environment

Socio-Cultural

Our behaviors and mental processes are influenced by the society and culture we live in

evolutionary

Darwin Perspective

eclectic

All perspectives are complementary

Socio-cultural terrified of spiders

Spiders have been depicted negatively in many U.S. horror movies and within the society and therefore are a symbol of fear.

Biological terrified of spiders

Your brain sends out stress inducing neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) like cortisol (stress hormone) whenever you see a spider and causes you to be afraid. Additionally, these chemicals communicate to your amygdala and sends more fear signals throughout your nervous system.

Humanistic terrified of spiders

In order to overcome your fear of spiders your friends refuse to kill them. Therefore you must overcome the fear and learn to cohabitate with them to be a better version of yourself. (this one’s a stretch)

Behavioral terrified of spiders

You saw your friend freaking out watching the spider land on me so you began to freak out as well.

cognitive terrified of spiders

Since that debacle, you have learned that some are poisonous and also learned to be afraid of them. In problem solving; You stay away from spiders to not get poisoned and thus not creating a problem.

Psychoanalytic terrified of spiders

During childhood a spider landed on your arm. Your friend witnessed this as it was happening and began to scream and shout that it was going to bite; now you scream and cry when you see a spider

Structuralism

Used introspection to analyze consciousness into its basic elements

Functionalism

Investigates on the purposes of consciousness

Psychology

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes of people and animals