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Psych2012 ch 1
vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychology | scientific study of the behavior of humans and other animals |
| scientific method | careful observation of events in the world, the formation of predictions, and the testing of them by manipulation of variables and systematic observation |
| structuralism | attempted to break down experience into its basic elements or structures using introspection (subjects provided reports of perceptual experiences) |
| functionalism | emphasized the functional, practical nature of the mind. (influenced by darwins theory of natural selection) |
| behaviorism | the study of behavior that emphasizes the relationship between environmental events and an organism's behavior |
| gestalt psychology | argues that the whole of an experience is different from the sum of its parts. |
| humanistic psychology | emohasizes the role of free choice and our ability to make conscious decisions about how we live our lives |
| cognitive psychology | focuses on the ways in which organisms process information, investigating thinking, memory, language, problem solving and creativity |
| developmental psychology | concerned with factors that influence development and shape behavior throughout the life cycle from conception through old age |
| social psychology | concerned with understanding the impact of social environments and social processes on individuals |
| personality psychology | focuses on exploring the uniqueness of the individual, investigating how personality develops and how it influences people's activities |
| experimental psychology | the primiary activity is conducting research |
| biological psychology | focuses on the relationship between behavior and physiological events within the brain and the rest of the nervous system |
| clinical psychology | involved in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral problems |
| counseling psychology | focus on less serious problems than clinical psychologists (in schools) |
| education psychology | concerned with the study and application of learning and teaching methods |
| school psychology | concerned with evaluating student's interests and abilities |
| industrial/organizational psychology | concerned with using psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment |
| engineering psychology | concerned with creating optimal relationships among people, the machines they operate, and the environments they work in |
| health psychology | concerned with the interaction between behavioral factors and physical health |
| positive psychology | |
| forensic psychology | |
| artificial intelligence | |
| connectionism | |
| American Psychiological Society | |
| American Psychological Association | |
| theory | |
| hypothesis |
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