AP Psychology
Unit One
History and Approaches
I.
Psychology in general:
 Developed from the more established fields of _____________________ and
________________________. It’s origins come from many different ________________________
and ________________________.

Is a wide ranging discipline that can encompass any aspect of ________________________
and ______________________ behavior. What will be studied in this class is just a “tip of the
iceberg.”
II.
The History of Psychology
 Pre-1920’s---defined as “ the science of _________________ life.”
Important
Figure
(b-d)
Country of
Origin
Contribution to Psychology/Approach
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Rene
Decartes
Francis
Bacon
Birth of Modern Psychology
Marked by:
Wilhelm
Wundt
Edward
Bradford
Titchener
William
James
Sigmund
Freud
 1920-1960’s----defined as “the scientific study of ________________________
_________________________.”
Important
Figure
(b-d)
Country of
Origin
Contribution to Psychology/School
John B.
Watson
B.F. Skinner
 1960’s to present----Defined as “the science of ________________________ and
_______________processes.”
Important
Figure
(b-d)
Country of
Origin
Contribution to Psychology/School
Carl Rogers
Abraham
Maslow
 Other important contributors or Psychology:
Important
Figure
Mary Whiton
Calkins
(b-d)
Country of
Origin
Contribution to Psychology/School
Charles
Darwin
Dorothea Dix
G. Stanley
Hall
Ivan Pavlov
Jean Piaget
Rosalie
Raynor
Margaret
Floyd
Washburn
III.
Branches (schools) of Psychological Thought
Branch
Structuralism
Definition
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Humanistic psychology
Gestalt
Psychoanalysis
IV.
Nature
Psychology’s Big Debate
Nurture
V.
Psychologies Three Main Levels of Analysis/ Biopsychosocial approach
Level
Biological
Influences
Psychological
Social-Cultural
VI.
Psychology’s Current Perspectives
Current Perspective
Neuroscience
Evolutionary
Behavior Genetics
Focus
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Cognitive
Social-Cultural
VII. Psychologies Subfields
Biological
Developmental
Cognitive
Personality
Social
Counseling
Clinical
Psychiatrists