AP Psychology Unit 1.1

Flashcards based on lecture notes to review different psychological perspectives and biases.

Behavioral Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes observable behaviors and how they are learned.

Cognitive Perspective

A psychological approach that focuses on mental processes such as memory, problem-solving, and language.

Evolutionary Perspective

A psychological approach that explains behavior and mental processes in terms of natural selection and adaptation.

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes unconscious drives and early childhood experiences, and how they influence behavior.

Functionalist Perspective

An early psychological approach that focused on the purpose of behavior and mental processes in enabling adaptation to the environment.

Humanistic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes the individual's inherent drive toward self-actualization and free will.

Sociocultural Perspective

A psychological approach that examines the influence of social and cultural factors on behavior and mental processes.

Bias

A tendency to approach situations or information with a preconceived notion, preventing objectivity.

Curiosity

A strong desire to learn or know something.

Skepticism

An attitude of doubting the truth of something.

Humility

An awareness of one's own limitations and a willingness to be proven wrong.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident than correct—to overestimate one's own abilities or knowledge.

Social Desirability Bias

The inclination to attribute problems to societal factors rather than individual choices.

Tendency to See Patterns in Randomness

The cognitive bias where individuals perceive patterns or meanings in random or meaningless data.