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AP PSYCH

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TermDefinition
Developmental Study of human mental and physical growth from the prenatal period through childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age
Physiological Investigates the biological basis of human behavior, thoughts and emotions; researches the brain, nervous system and other physical origins of behavior
Experimental Scientific study of human and animal behavior (research)
Personality Study of individual differences and traits
Clinical and Counseling Treat patients with mild to severe emotional and behavioral disturbances; conducts research on the causes of behavior and the effectiveness of treatments
Social Scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the behaviors of characteristics of others
Industrial and Organizational Area of psychology concerned with the application of psychological principles to the problems of human organizations, especially work organizations
Humanistic Focuses on human experience, problems, potentials and ideals; emphasizes self-esteem
Psychodynamic Theory of behavior that emphasizes internal conflicts, motives and unconscious forces
Biological (Biopsychological; Neuropsychology) Human and animal behavior is the result of internal physical, chemical and biological processes
Behavioral Explains human thought and behavior in terms of conditioning; emphasizes overt, observable behavior
Cognitive Studies human thinking and information processing abilities
Sociocultural The focus on the importance of social and cultural contexts in influencing the behavior of individuals
Evolutionary (Darwinian; Sociobiological) Examines thoughts and behavior in terms of natural selection and passing down traits through generations
Positive Psychology The study of human strengths, virtues and effective functioning
Clinical psychology Specializes in the diagnosis, causes and treatments of psychological and behavioral disorders
Counseling psychologist Specializes in the treatment of milder emotional and behavior disturbances; concerned with the "normal" problems of adjustment
Psychiatrist Medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders; can be prescribe medications
Psychiatric Social Worker Mental health professional trained to apply social science principles to help patients in clinics and hospitals
Wilhelm Wundt Father of psychology ; first formal psych lab
Edward Bradford Titchener Wundt's student; structuralism
Consciousness 3 elements Physical sensations; feeling; images
William James The Principles of Psychology; functionalism
Max Wertheimer Gestalt psychology viewpoints
Sigmund Freud Psychodynamic theory; unconscious forces; iceberg
John Watson Behaviorist; Observable; Baby Albert study
Ivan Pavlov Concept of classical conditioning; learned reaction to a particular stimulus
B.F. Skinner Behaviorist; our behavior is controlled by rewards
Introspection To examine one's own thoughts, feelings, or sensations
Structuralism The idea that the mind operates by combining subjective emotions and objective sensations; stresses the basic units of ex
Gestalt psychology Study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units; rejected structuralism
Perception Our tendency to see patterns, to distinguish an object from its background.
Unconscious All ideas, thoughts and feelings of which we are not aware of
Stimulus Any physical energy that affects a person by evoking a sensory response
Stimuli Events in the environment
Basic research Seek knowledge for its own sake
Applied research To solve immediate practical problems
Empirical evidence Facts or info gained by direct observation or experience
Carl Rogers Humanistic perspective; stressed individual choice and free will
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