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1: prolog chapter ap
Term | Definition |
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Psycology | the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
Empricism | the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment. |
Structuralism | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind |
Functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. |
Humanistic Psychology | historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth |
Nature-Nurture issue | the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture |
Level of analysis | the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon |
Bio psychosocial approach | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis |
Basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
Applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
Counseling psychology | a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being |
Clinical psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
Psychiatry | a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy |