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History/Approaches
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
| basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
| behavioral psychology | the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning |
| behaviorism | the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes |
| biological psychology | a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior |
| biopsychosocial approach | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis |
| clinical psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
| cognitive neuroscience | the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating |
| cognitive psychology | the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language.) |
| 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 |
| developmental psychology | a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan |
| educational psychology | the study of how psychological processes effect and can enhance teaching and learning |
| empiricism | the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation |
| evolutionary psychology | the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection |
| experimental psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method |
| functionalism | a school of psychology that focused on who our mental and behavioral processes function -- how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish |
| human factors psychology | a branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use |
| humanistic psychology | historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth |
| industrial organizational psychology | the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces |
| levels of analysis | the differing complementary views from biological and psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon |
| natural selection | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations |
| nature vs nurture | issue the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors |
| personality psychology | the study of an individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting |
| psychiatry | a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy |
| psychodynamic psychology | a branch of psychology that studies how conscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological dirsorders |
| psychology | the science of behavior and mental processes |
| psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurements of human abilities, attitudes, and traits |
| social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another |
| social- cultural psychology | the study of how situations and cultures effect our behaviors and thinking |
| sq3r | a study method incorporating five steps. survey, question, read, rehearse, review |
| structuralism | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind |
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