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#lpeleap Chapter 1
History and Approaches
Term | Definition |
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Empiricism | the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation. |
Experimental psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the experiment method. |
Humanistic psychology | |
Social-Cultural psychology | |
Educational psychology | the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning. |
Industrial/Organizational psychology | |
Clinical psychology | |
Psychodynamic psychology | branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders. |
Level of Ananlysis | |
Psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits. |
Psychiatry | branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy. |
Socrates & Plato | |
Aristotle | |
Rene Descartes | |
John Locke | |
Wilhelm Wundt | |
Edward Titchener | |
Mary Calkins | |
Margaret Floy Washburn |