ap psych unit 0: history of psychology
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humanist perspective
o Individual choice, free will
o Choose most of our behaviors guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs
o Not easily tested by scientific method
psychodynamic perspective
o Unconscious mind controls much of our thoughts and actions
o Dream analysis, word association
biopsychology (neuroscience) perspective
o Behavior is an effect of genes, hormones, neurotransmitters
o Rapidly growing field
evolutionary (Darwinian) perspective
o Viewing thoughts and actions through a lens of natural selection
o Some traits are biologically advantageous
behavioral perspective
o Conditioning, rewards/punishment
o Considers environmental conditions
cognitive perspective
o Examining human thought and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process, and remember environmental events
o Our behavior is a result of how we interpret the world
sociocultural perspective
o How our thoughts/behaviors vary among cultures
o Effect of cultural norms
biopsychosocial perspective
o Human thinking and behavior come from biological, psychological, and social factors
o Combination of previous perspectives