7262572763 | Empiricism | The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation | ![]() | 0 |
7262572764 | Structuralism | School promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind | ![]() | 1 |
7262572765 | Functionalism | school promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable organisms to adapt, survive, and flourish | ![]() | 2 |
7262572766 | Experimental Psychology | The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method | ![]() | 3 |
7262572767 | Behaviorism | view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental process | ![]() | 4 |
7262572768 | Humanistic Psychology | perspective that emphasized the growth of potentially healthy people | ![]() | 5 |
7262572769 | Cognitive Neuroscience | study of brain activity linked with cognition (perception, thinking, memory, and language) | ![]() | 6 |
7262572776 | Biological Psychology | the scientific study of the links between biological and psychological processes | ![]() | 7 |
7262572777 | Cognitive Psychology | the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating | ![]() | 8 |
7262572778 | Evolutionary Psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection | ![]() | 9 |
7262572779 | Psychodynamic Psychology | a branch that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that info to treat people with psychological disorders | ![]() | 10 |
7262572780 | Social-Cultural Psychology | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking | ![]() | 11 |
7262572783 | Developmental Psychology | studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | ![]() | 12 |
7262572784 | Educational Psychology | studies how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | ![]() | 13 |
7262572788 | Organizational Psychology | application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | ![]() | 14 |
7262572789 | Human Factors Psychology | an I/O subfield that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe | ![]() | 15 |
7262572796 | SQ3R study method | survey, question, read, retrieve, and review | ![]() | 16 |
AP Psychology Unit 1 Flashcards
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