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AP Psychology (Set 1)

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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind.
Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
The scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis.
A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.
A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being.
Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.
The study of how psychological processes effect and can enhance teaching and learning.
The study of the roots of behavioral and mental processes using the principles of natural selection.
The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).
Study psychology objectively without reference to mental processes.
A branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.
The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-culture, for analyzing any given phenomenon.
The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in work places.
The long standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
Study the science of behavior and mental processes.
Deal with psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who often provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy.
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.
The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting.
The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses the information to treat people with psychological disorders.
The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.
The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.
A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral process function--how they enabled us to adapt, survive, and flourish.
The study of behavior and mental processes.
Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth.

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