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4813352363empiricismview that science originates from experience and science should rely on observation and experimentation0
4813355686structuralismschool of science that uses introspection to look at the structures of the human mind1
4813358847functionalismschool of science at looks at how the behavior and mind processes function- how we adapt, survive2
4813363862experimental psychologystudy of behavior and min processes using the experimental method3
4813366361behaviorismscience should be a objective science and the study of behavior without reference to mind processes4
4813440555psychologystudy of the behavioral and mental processes5
4813441708nature- nurturecontroversy between genes and traits to developmental traits of psychology6
4813446932cognitive neurosciencescience that the brain is linked to cognition- thinking memory, language, perspective7
4813450261natural selectionthe traits such as survival and reproduction will be passed on to generations8
4813454029humanistic psychologylooks at the growth potential of a healthy person to the potential of personal growth of an individual9
4813536363levels of analysiscontroversy views that look at biological, psychological, and social cultural in any given phenomenon10
4813541899biopsychosial approachapproach that biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis11
4813544812biological psychologylooks at how the brain is linked with biology12
4813547803evolutionary psychologylooks at how brain and mental processes by using the principle of natural selection13
4813553015psychodynamic psychologylooks at how unconscious drives and conflicts affect mental an behavioral processes (unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas)14
4813643503behavioral psychologyfocuses on principle of learning in the scientific study of observable behavior (memories, sensations)15
4813647259cognitive psychologyscientific study of thinking, remembering, conversation, and knowing16
4813651306social- cultural psychologylooks at how different cultures and situations influence the way we think and our behavior17
4813654466psychometricsmeasures human aptitudes, abilities, and traits18
4813657472basic researchpure scientific research that increases the scientific base rather than seeking to solve practical problems19
4813744256developmental psychologylooks at how people psychically, cognitively, and social culturally develop over a life span20
4813747797Educational psychologyhow psychology affects teaching and learning21
4813751422personality psychologyhow we think, act, feel, learn- characteristics22
4813754566applied researchseeks to solve practical problems23
4813761011Industrial- organizational psychologylooks at how people work in the work place and seeks to improve ways24
4814425152human factors pyschologystudy of humans and machines25
4814426221counseling pyschologyhelps people cope with their daily lives26
4814428276clinical pschologyhelps with the treatment to people and they can prescribe medication (works with troubled people)27
4814432190pyschiatryconcerned with people that have physiological disordres28
4814434475sq3r1. survey 2.question 3. read 4. repeat 5. review29

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