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