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