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| 6167816161 | empiricism | The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation. | 0 | |
| 6168178171 | structuralism | An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind. | 1 | |
| 6168179223 | Gestalt | An organized whole. Emphasize our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes. | 2 | |
| 6168182148 | psychoanalytic | Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts. | 3 | |
| 6168185159 | Functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. | 4 | |
| 6168186608 | experimental psychology | The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method. | 5 | |
| 6168190285 | behaviorism | The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes. | 6 | |
| 6168191635 | humanistic psychology | Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth | 7 | |
| 6168193631 | cognitive neuroscience | The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) | 8 | |
| 6168195932 | psychology | The science of behavior and mental processes. | 9 | |
| 6168201222 | nature-nurture issue | The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. | 10 | |
| 6168203886 | natural selection | 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. | 11 | |
| 6168206522 | levels of analysis | The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. | 12 | |
| 6168208788 | biopsychosocial approach | An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis | 13 | |
| 6168212560 | biological psychology | A branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes | 14 | |
| 6168216523 | evolutionary psychology | The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection | 15 | |
| 6168218361 | psychodynamic psychology | A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders. | 16 | |
| 6168221873 | behavioral psychology | The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning | 17 | |
| 6168225421 | cognitive psychology | The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating | 18 | |
| 6168227878 | social-cultural psychology | The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking. | 19 | |
| 6168245968 | psychometrics | The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities attitudes, and traits | 20 | |
| 6168249460 | basic research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | 21 | |
| 6168252053 | developmental psychology | The scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life-span | 22 | |
| 6168254723 | educational psychology | The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | 23 | |
| 6168256405 | personality psychology | The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting | 24 | |
| 6168259841 | social psychology | The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | 25 | |
| 6168262468 | applied research | Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | 26 | |
| 6168265591 | industrial organizational psychology | The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | 27 | |
| 6168267843 | human factors psychology | The study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments | 28 | |
| 6168270384 | counseling psychology | A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being | 29 | |
| 6168271965 | clinical psychology | A branch of psychology that studies, assess, and treats people with psychological disorders | 30 | |
| 6168273439 | psychiatry | A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy | 31 | |
| 6168276127 | SQ3R | A study method incorporating five steps: survey, question, read, rehearse and review. | 32 |
