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AP Psych Prologue

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an early school of pschology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind, focused on what shapes lead to things; wanned with introspection
a school of psychology that focuses on how our mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. studied their purposes
the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes (based on idea that science is rooted in observation)
historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people, free will, and the individual's potential for personal growth-actualization aka positive psychology
the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
the science of behavior and mental processes
the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the defelopment of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of both
the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations; darwin; On the Origin of Species
the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being
a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
a study method incorporating five steps: survey, question, read, rehearse, review
emphasised observation, theorized about learning and memory; greek naturalist and philosopher; argued that there is nothing in the mind that does not come first from the external world through the senses
1879, german, tried to time the atoms of the mind; established first psychology lab and used introspection
student of wundt, introduced tructuralism as a means of discovering the structural elements of the mind; engaged people in introspection and trained them to report what they felt in different situations
inspired by darwin, assumed that thinking and sensing developed because they are adaptive and contributed to survival; functionalist, wrote first psychology textbook, Principles of Psychology, was also interested in environment (behavioral/learning); encouraged exploration of emotions, memories, willpower, habits, and streams of consciousness
Harvard student tutored by james; mistreated; became a distinguished memory teacher and became the first female president of the american psychological association
1st woman to receive a psychology PH.D; wrote The Animal Mind; 2nd APA president;

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