AP Psych Perspective

Neuroscience/Biological Perspective

Genetics and other biological processes in the brain and other parts of the nervous system.

Evolutionary Perspective

Natural selection, adaption, and evolution

Sociocultural Perspective

Social interaction and cultural determinants

Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Perspective

Unconscious processes and unresolved past conflicts

Behavior perspective

Objective, observable enviromental influences on overt behavior

Humanist Perspective

Free will, self actualization, and a positive growth-seeking human nature. (Maslow)

Cognitive Perspective

Thought, perception, and information processing.

Biopsychosocial/Eclectic Approach Perspective

An integrative model combining the seven major perspective