Matching Pairs Psychological ApproachesOnline version the approaches to psychology by Chelsea Chavez 1 structuralism 2 functionalism 3 evolutionary approach 4 humanistic approach 5 cognitive approach 6 behavioral approach 7 sociocultural approach 8 biological approach 9 psychodynamic approach 10 biopsychosocial approach discovering the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes; Wilhelm Wundt knowing how we direct attention, perceive, remember, think, and solve problems the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants biological, psychological, and social factors are all significant examines the ways in which social and cultural environment influences behavior adaptation, reproduction, natural selection; evolutionary ideas for explaining behaviors unconscious thought conflict between biological drives and society's demands and early childhood family experiences a person's positive qualities, capacity for growth, and freedom to choose destiny focusing on body, especially brain and nervous system mental processes, emphasizing functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment; William James