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