click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
AP Psychology- Prolo
Prologue-Terms
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Psychology | the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
Empiricism | -knowledge comes from experience -science works best through observations and experiences |
Funcionalism | how the mind functions, adapts, survives, flourishes. |
Humanistic Psycology | study growth potential "softer" |
Nature Vs. Nurture | debate wether you get your charachteristics and traits from birth or from experieces |
Natural Selection | the traits that contribute to survival will most likely survie |
Levels of analysis | biological, psychological, social-culture |
Basic research | aims to increase the scientific knowledge |
applied reasearch | aims to solve practicle problems |
counseling psychology | branch of psychology that helps people with problems in living (ex:school, work, marriage) |
Clinical Psychology | branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders (ex: bipolar, depression) |
Psychiatry | branch of medicine dealing with psychological disordrs. perscribes medicine |
Structuralism | explore the stucture of the human mind |