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Psychological Terminology

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Abnormal Psychology The study of mental and emotional disorders.
Abraham Maslow Developed The Hierarchy of Needs.
Alfred Adler Creator of the system of Individual Psychology.
Alfred Binet Creator of the system of Individual Psychology.
Alfred Kinsey Foremost pioneer in the quantitative study of human sexuality.
Anna Freud Founder of child psychoanalysis.
B.F. Skinner Operant Conditioning Theory.
Behaviorism Study of observable and quantifiable aspects of behavior.
Carl Rogers Founder of the humanistic psychology movement.
Carl Jung The founder of analytical psychology.
Case study Studies involve a particular method of research.
Clinical Psychology Studies and treats emotional or behavioral disorders.
Cognitive Psychology School of psychology that examines internal mental processes.
Community Psychologists Help people in areas such as welfare and community projects.
Counseling Psychologists Focuses on problems not classified as serious mental disorders.
Developmental Psychology Focuses on development across the life span.
DSM Diagnostic & Statistical Manual.
Educational Psychology Branch of psychology focused on educational issues.
Forensic Psychology The application of psychology to legal matters.
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Functionalism Assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment.
Gestalt Interprets phenomena as organized wholes rather than distinct parts.
Health Psychologists Use of psychological principles to promote health and prevent illness.
Humanistic Psychology Concerned with the subjective experience of human beings.
Hypotheses Statement of a possible explanation for some natural phenomenon.
Naturalistic Observation Studying or observing subjects in their natural habitats.
Ivan Pavlov Discovered the conditioned reflex.
Jean Piaget Best known for his stages of cognitive development.
John B. Watson Originated the school of psychology known as behaviorism.
Learning Cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
Methodology A set of procedures or methods used to conduct research.
Nature-nurture Contrast of the biological vs cultural or environmental basis for behavior.
Perseverance Quality that is needed to complete this game.
Personality Totality of qualities and traits, that are peculiar to a specific person.
Phrenology Abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of human traits.
Psychiatry Branch of medicine that deals with mental illness.
Psychoanalyst Psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist, who is trained in psychoanalysis.
Psychology The study of behaviour, mind and thought.
Reinforcement Stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it.
Research Systematic investigation to establish facts.
Scientific method Involves observation, hypothesis, experimentation and conclusion.
Sigmund Freud Father of psychoanalysis.
Social psychology Concerned with how social conditions affect the individual.
Structuralism Study of a category of facts must mainly consider the structures.
Survey method Method of gathering information from a sample of individuals.
Theories More general and better verified than hypothesis.
Wilhelm Wundt Founder of Experimental Psychology.
William James Founder of pragmatism and functionalism.
Winners All of the great individuals that complete this game!
Psychological Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature.
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