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ThinkPsychology CH01
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Goals of Psychology | Describe, Explain, Predict and Control |
| Empiricism | is the view that knowledge originates through experience. |
| Steps of The Scientific Method | Identify the problem, Conduct background research, Formulate a hypothesis, Test the hypothesis, Analyze your results, and Report your results |
| Dualism | is the belief that the mind does not cease to exist when the body dies, and that thoughts and ideas can exist separately from the body. |
| Structuralism | is a school of psychology concerned with the individual elements of consciousness and showing how they can be combined and integrated. |
| Functionalism | is a school of psychology focused on how organisms use their learning and perceptual abilities to function in their environment. |
| Gestalt psychology | is a school of psychology centered in the belief that people naturally seek out patterns, or wholes, in the sensory information available to them. |
| Psychodynamic approach | is an approach to psychology based on the belief that behaviors are motivated by internal factors unavailable to the conscious mind. |
| Behavioral approach | is the approach to psychology that concentrates on observable behavior that can be directly measured and recorded. |
| Humanistic approach | is an approach to psychology based on the belief that people have free will and are able to control their own desires. |
| Cognitive psychology | is the field of psychology focused on the working of the human brain and seeking to understand how people process the information that they collect from their environment. |
| Evolutionary approach | is an approach to psychology that explores ways in which patterns of human behavior may be beneficial to people’s survival. |
| Nature | describes inherited characteristics that influence personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions. |
| Nurture | describes the environmental factors such as parental styles, physical surroundings, and economic issues. |
| Psychological organizations | APA-Clinical, APS-Science, and IRB-Enforces |
| Clinical psychology | is a field of psychology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of people with specific mental behavioral problems. |
| Academic psychologists | usually divide their time between supervising and teaching students, completing administrative tasks, and carrying out psychological research |
| Applied psychology | refers to the use of psychological theory and practice to tackle real world problems |
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