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7191720263PsychologyScience of behavior and mental processes.0
7191725042EmpiricismThe view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation.1
7191725043StructuralismEarly school of thought studied by Wundt and Titchener;introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.2
7191725044FunctionalismEarly school of thought studied by James; influenced by Darwin; mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable an organism3
7191725603Experimental PsychologyStudy of behavior and thinking using the experimental method4
7191725926BehaviorismView that psychology should be objective and study behavior without reference to mental processes.5
7191725927Humanistic PsychologyPerspective that emphasizes the growth potential of healthy people.6
7191725928Cognitive NeuroscienceInterdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with cognition.7
7191727010Nature-Nurture IssueControversy over the contribution of genes and experience to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.8
7191727011Natural SelectionPrinciple that within the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.9
7191727012Levels of AnalysisDiffering complementary views from biological to psychological to social-cultural for analyzing any phenomenon.10
7191727859Biopsychosocial ApproachIntegrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis.11
7191729058Behavioral PsychologyScientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning.12
7191729059Biological PsychologyScientific study of links between biological and psychological processes.13
7191729410Cognitive PsychologyScientific study of all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating.14
7191729411Evolutionary PsychologyStudy of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection.15
7191729412Psychodynamic PsychologyA branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.16
7191730853Social-Cultural PsychologyStudy of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.17
7191730854PsychometricsScientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes and traits.18
7191730857Basic ResearchPure science that aims to increase hte scientific knowledge base.19
7191731755Developmental PsychologyBranch that studies physical, cognitive and social change throughout the life span.20
7191731756Educational PsychologyStudy of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning.21
7191731757Personality PsychologyStudy of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting.22
7191731762Social PsychologyStudy of how we think about, influence and relate to one another.23
7191732767Applied ResearchStudy that aims to solve practical problems.24
7191733233Industrial-Organizational PsychologyApplication of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior at work.25
7191733833Human Factors PsychologyAn I/O psychology subfield that explores how people and machine interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.26
7191733834Counseling PsychologyA branch that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well being.27
7191733835Clinical PsychologyA branch that studies, assesses and treats people with psychological disorders.28
7191734099PsychiatryBranch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians.29
7191734100Positive PsychologyStudy of human functioning with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.30
7191734101Community PsychologyBranch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups.31
7191734102Testing EffectEnhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information.32
7191734853SQ3RStudy method: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review.33
7191734854Wilhelm WundtFounder of psychology34
7191734855G. Stanley HallFounded the first US psychology laboratory35
7191735191William JamesFamous teacher/psychologist who identified as a functionalist.36
7191735192Mary Whiton CalkinsFirst female president of the APa37
7191735193Margaret Floy WashburnFirst female to receive a PHD in psychology. Known for animal behavior research.38
7191735876Sigmund FreudTheorist who focused on emotional responses to childhood experiences and our unconscious thought processes impacting our behavior.39
7191735877John B. WatsonRedefined psychology as the study of observable behavior; behavior is learned through conditioning; Little Albert experiment.40
7191735878BF SkinnerBehavior theorist who focused on conditioning.41
7191737207Carl RogersTheorist who focused on current environmental influences and how they nurture or limit our growth potential.42
7191737208Ivan PavlovPioneered the study of learning.43
7191737209Jean PiagetMost influential observer of children.44
7191737210Charles DarwinNatural selection founder.45
7191738966Dorothea DixHelped find the first treatments for those with psychological disorders.46

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