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Ch1 Psychology Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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” |
| personality psychology | study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique |
| personality trait | consistent pattern of thought and behavior |
| PhD | (doctor of philosophy) doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences |
| 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 |
| psychoanalytic theory | focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior |
| psychology | scientific study of the mind and behavior |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| structuralism | understanding the conscious experience through introspection |
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