AP Psych- Unit 1

• Humanistic Psychology: your behaviors are determined by free will and your own choices
• Cognitive Psychology: thoughts determine behavior and emotions
• Behavioral Psychology: your behaviors are determined by reinforcement and punishment from external stimuli
• Biological Psychology: Hormones, Genes, and neurotransmitters determine behavior
• Evolutionary Psychology: Behavior is the result of evolutionary processes and the need to reproduce
• Psychoanalytic Psychology: behavior is determined by unconscious memories from your childhood experiences
• Socio-Cultural Psychology: behavior is determined by your social environment and group behavior
• Confirmation Bias: people look for information that is consistent with your beliefs and minimize information that is inconsistent
• Hindsight Bias: The tendency after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
• Overconfidence: tendency to think that you know more than you do
• Cultural Norms: The values, beliefs, and behaviors that are considered acceptable in a particular culture.