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Psych Chapter One

TermDefinition
American Psychological Association (APA) professional organization representing psychologists in the United States
behaviorism focus on observing and controlling behavior
biopsychology study of how biology influences behavior
biopsychosocial model perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health
clinical psychology area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
cognitive psychology study of cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions
counseling psychology area of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals
developmental psychology scientific study of development across a lifespan
dissertation long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate’s doctoral training
empirical method method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
forensic psychology area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system
functionalism focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment humanism
humanism perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
introspection process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
ology suffix that denotes “scientific study of”
structuralism understanding the conscious experience through introspection
sport and exercise psychology area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other activities
PsyD (doctor of psychology) doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on application of psychological principles in the clinical context
psychology scientific study of the mind and behavior
psychoanalytic theory focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
postdoctoral training program allows young scientists to further develop their research programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field
PhD (doctor of philosophy) doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences
personality trait consistent pattern of thought and behavior
personality psychology study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique
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