| A | B |
| Studies consciousness; emphasizes objective sensations vs. subjective feelings | Structuralism |
| Studies adaptiveness of behaviors and mental processes | Functionalism |
| Studies behavior and not consciousness; scientific emphasis | Behaviorism |
| Studies the context of perception | Gestalt Psychology |
| Studies unconscious motives and internal conflicts | Psychoanalysis |
| Emphasizes the influence of physiology on behavior | Biological Perspective |
| Studies mental processes such as memory and information processing | Cognitive Perspective |
| Emphasizes self-fulfillment and the way people make choices | Humanistic Perspective |
| Studies the effect of experience on behavior | Learning Perspective |
| Emphasizes ethnicity, gender, cultural issues and socioeconomic status | Sociocultural Perspective |