10 Vocabulary words from the prologue of the Myers Psychology book, 7th edition; 20 additional vocabulary words.
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| 880213535 | Empiricism | the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes though observation and experiment. | 0 | |
| 880213536 | Structuralism | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. | 1 | |
| 880213537 | Functionalism | a school of psychology that focused on how mental processes and behavioral processes function -- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish | 2 | |
| 880213538 | Psychology | the science of behavior and mental processes | 3 | |
| 880213539 | Nature-Nurture Issue | the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development to psychological traits and behaviors | 4 | |
| 880213540 | 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 | 5 | |
| 880213541 | Basic Research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | 6 | |
| 880213542 | Applied Research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | 7 | |
| 880213543 | Clinical Psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | 8 | |
| 880213544 | 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 | 9 | |
| 880213545 | Experimental Psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the scientific method | 10 | |
| 880213546 | Behaviorism | the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists agree with (1) but not (2). | 11 | |
| 880213547 | Humanistic Psychology | historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for growth. | 12 | |
| 880213548 | Cognitive Neuroscience | the study of brain activity linked with mental activity; the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) | 13 | |
| 880213549 | Levels of Analysis | the differing complementary view, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon | 14 | |
| 880213550 | Biopsychosocial Approach | an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis. | 15 | |
| 880213551 | Biological Psychology | a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes. | 16 | |
| 880213552 | Evolutionary Psychology | the study of the roots of behavior and metal processes using the principles of natural selection | 17 | |
| 880213553 | 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 | 18 | |
| 880213554 | Behavioral Psychology | the scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning | 19 | |
| 880213555 | Cognitive Psychology | the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating | 20 | |
| 880213556 | Social-Cultural Psychology | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking | 21 | |
| 880213557 | Psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits | 22 | |
| 880213558 | Developmental Psychology | the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | 23 | |
| 880213559 | Educational Psychology | the study of how psychological processes can affect and can enhance teaching and learning | 24 | |
| 880213560 | Personality Psychology | the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting | 25 | |
| 880213561 | Social Psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | 26 | |
| 880213562 | Industrial-Organizational Psychology | the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | 27 | |
| 880213563 | Human Factors Psychology | the study of how people and machines interact resulting in the design of machines and environments | 28 | |
| 880213564 | 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 |
