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AP Psych helpful vocab cards

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show Empiricism  
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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.   show
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A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish   show
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The science of mental and behavioral processes   show
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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make due to the development of psychological traits and behaviors   show
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show Natural Selection  
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show Basic Research  
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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems   show
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show Clinical Psychology  
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Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological treatment.   show
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show Experimental Psychology  
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view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behaviors without reference to mental processes   show
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Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth   show
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show Cognitive Neuroscience  
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show Levels of Analysis  
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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis   show
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show Biological Psychology  
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Study of roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection   show
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Branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders   show
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show Behavioral Psychology  
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show Cognitive Psychology  
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show Social-Cultural Psychology  
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Scientific study of measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits   show
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show Developmental Psychology  
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Study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning   show
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show Personality Psychology  
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A scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another   show
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show Industrial-Organizational Psychology  
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show Human Factors Psychology  
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Branch of psychology that assists people with living (often related to school, work, and marriage) and in achieving greater well-being   show
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