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| 4907178341 | empiricism | Information is collected by objective observations and experimentation using the scientific method. | 0 | |
| 4907178342 | structuralism | An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. | 1 | |
| 4907178343 | functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. | 2 | |
| 4907178344 | experimental psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method | 3 | |
| 4907178345 | behaviorism | A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior |  | 4 |
| 4907178346 | humanistic psychology | Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth |  | 5 |
| 4907178347 | cognitive neuroscience | A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity. |  | 6 |
| 4907178348 | psychology | Scientific study of behavior and mental processes | 7 | |
| 4907178349 | nature-nurture issue | The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors | 8 | |
| 4907178350 | natural selection | Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest |  | 9 |
| 4907178351 | biopsychosocial approach | An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis | 10 | |
| 4907178352 | biological psychology | A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior | 11 | |
| 4907178353 | evolutionary psychology | A relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and reproduction. | 12 | |
| 4907178354 | 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 | 13 | |
| 4907178355 | behavioral psychology | The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning |  | 14 |
| 4907178356 | cognitive psychology | an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes |  | 15 |
| 4907178357 | social-cultural psychology | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking |  | 16 |
| 4907178358 | psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits | 17 | |
| 4907178359 | basic research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base. |  | 18 |
| 4907178360 | developmental psychology | A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span |  | 19 |
| 4907178361 | educational psychology | the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning |  | 20 |
| 4907178362 | personality psychology | the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting | 21 | |
| 4907178363 | social psychology | The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | 22 | |
| 4907178364 | applied psychology | The branch of psychology concerned with everyday, practical problems | 23 | |
| 4907178365 | industrial-organizational psychology | application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces. |  | 24 |
| 4907178366 | human factors psychology | 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 |  | 25 |
| 4907178367 | 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 |  | 26 |
| 4907178368 | clinical psychology | A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | 27 | |
| 4907178369 | psychiatry | A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy. Medical degree M.D. |  | 28 |
| 4907178370 | sQ3R | A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review |  | 29 |
