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Perspectives and History // AP Psychology

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  1. With which definition of psychology would John Watson and B.F. Skinner most agree?
  2. The question "Is intelligence more influenced by heredity or experience?" deals with a big issue in psychology known as:
  3. Events during childhood are most clearly emphasized by the ________ perspective.
  4. Modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-Freudians, mostly focused on
  5. What perspective is this word/phrase most closely associated with: Defense Mechanism
  6. What perspective is this word/phrase most closely associated with: Thinking
  7. What perspective is this word/phrase most closely associated with: Reinforcement
  8. Which of the following statements concerning psychodynamic psychology is true?
  9. Person-Centered Therapy is essential treatment for the _________ perspective
  10. Strict behaviorists were criticized for overlooking the role that __________ plays in our lives.
  11. The key idea in the behavioristic view is that
  12. Who among the following can prescribe drugs to treat emotional problems?
  13. Which view of human nature is considered to be the most philosophical and the least scientific?
  14. Which of the following approaches to psychology would say that the difference between the behavior of males and females are the result of different survival and reproduction issues faced the sexes?
  15. One of the Founders of Humanistic Psychology was
  16. A sociocultural psychologist would be most interested in which of the following?
  17. A behavioral psychologist studying the causes of alcohol usage would most likely:
  18. All of the following relate to the field of Cognitive Psychology EXCEPT:
  19. The primary area to which Gestalt principles are generally tied to is
  20. This perspective looks at the long standing personality characteristics of an individual, and how this may impact their affect, behaviors and cognition.
  21. A Trait Theorist would be most likely to be involved with:
  22. Psychology is distinct from psychiatry and psychoanalysis in that is
  23. Functionalists were interested in the role of __________________in dealing with the problems of everyday living.
  24. Ted is seeing a humanistic psychologist for therapy. His psychologist is most likely to focus on:
  25. According to the evolutionary approach, behavioral and mental________ should be a primary focus of psychology.
  26. Gestalt psychology is concerned primarily with understanding which of the following?
  27. Research on human mating preferences suggests that men place greater value on physical attractiveness and youthfulness, whereas women place greater value on social status and financial resources. Which of the following psychological points of view best explains this behavior?
  28. Which of the following perspectives argues that every person has the potential to become self-actualized?
  29. Psychologists from which of the following perspectives of personality are most interested in assessing a person's locus of control?
  30. The concept of memory formation and retrieval is most closely associated with the ___________________ perspective.
  31. Which of the following is NOT a factor which psychoanalytic theorists heavily focus on?
  32. Aaron Beck is primarily a:
  33. Intrapsychic conflicts relate most clearly to the __________ perspective of psychology.
  34. The id's seeking of SEXUAL ENERGY was termed ____________ by Freud.
  35. Which of the following argues that physiological needs create aroused psychological states that cause us to try to satisfy those needs?