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| the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method. | ||
| the view that psychology (1)should be an objective science that (2)studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologist agree with 1 but not 2. | ||
| historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy and the individual's potential for personal growth. | ||
| the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language). | ||
| the science of behavior and mental processes. | ||
| Controversial personality theorist that related everything to sex. | ||
| championed psychology as the study of behavior. | ||
| leading behavioralist who rejected introspection | ||
| the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. | ||
| Charles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to subsequent generations. | ||
| 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 | ||
| a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes. | ||
| the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection | ||
| a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psycholgical disorders. | ||
| the study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning | ||
| the scientific study of all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating | ||
| the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking | ||
| the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes and traits | ||
| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | ||
| the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | ||
| the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | ||
| the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting | ||
| the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | ||
| scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | ||
| the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | ||
| the study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments | ||
| 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 (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy. | ||
| the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation |
