1. Psychological Perspectives
AP Psychology: History and Theories

2. Theories, theories and more theories…
7 Approaches/Perspectives in Psychology

3. Psychodynamic Emphasis on childhood Unconscious drives and conflicts
Psychoanalysis (free association and dream analysis
Psychosexual theory of development
Big names: Freud, Jung, Adler, Erickson…

4. Humanistic Focuses on psychological growth
Influence of personal relationships
Self-concept and self-esteem
Heavy nurture focus
“inner cheerleader”
Big names: Maslow and Carl Rogers

5. Behaviorism Nurture focus
Only interested in measuring observable behavior
Conditioning and learning focus
Big names: Watson, Skinner, Thorndike

6. Biological Hereditary and biochemical process Brain, nervous system
Genes, hormones
Big names: Olds, Sperry, Hubel & Wiesel,

7. Cognitive Focuses on thinking processes.
Memory, intelligence, problem solving, language development
Big names: Piaget, Simon, Chomsky

8. Sociocultural Focuses on similarities and differences among cultures
Social/cultural norms, individualistic vs. collectivistic

9. Evolutionary
Applies evolutionary principles to explain psychological processes.
How does our brain adapt to our environment?
Big names: Darwin

10. Hand Mnemonic Device