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AP Psychology Notes
Quizlet for Semester 1 Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| structuralism | used introspection to reveal strucutre of the human mind |
| functionalism | explores how mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable the organism to adapt survive and flourish |
| empiricism | idea that knowledge comes from experience, observation, and experimentation - numbers and data |
| introspection | process of looking inward in an attempt to observe ones own psychological processes |
| humanistic psychology | emphasizes human growth potential |
| behavioral psychology | scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning |
| biological psychology | scientific study of the links between biological psychological processes |
| evolutionary psychology | focuses on how humans are alike based on our common biology and evolutionary history |
| psychodynamic psychology | how unconcious drive and conflicts influence behavior |
| social-cultural psychology | study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking |
| I/O psychology | application of psychological concepts and methods to otptimize human behavior in work places |
| testing effect | enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply rereading information |
| hindsight bias | tendency to believe after learning an outocme that would have forseen it |
| hypothesis | testable prediction often implied by a theory |
| case study | discriptive technique in which one individual group is studies in depth in hiope of revealing universal principles |
| operational definition | carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in research study |
| naturalistic observation | descriptive technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to mipulate or control situation |