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AP Psychology Unit 1 - History and Approaches Flashcards

Advanced Placement Psychology
Enterprise High School, Redding, CA
All terms from Myers Psychology for AP (BFW Worth, 2011)

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2803000038EmpiricismThe view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should therefore rely on observation and experimentation.0
2803000039StructuralismDeveloped by Edward Bradford Titchener, it focused on self-reflection and introspection. Highly unreliable.1
2803000040FunctionalismA school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.2
2803000041Experimental PsychologyThe study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.3
2803000042BehaviorismThe view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).4
2803000043Humanistic PsychologyThe historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth.5
2803000044Cognitive NeuroscienceThe interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with thinking including perception, thinking, memory, and language.6
2803000045PsychologyThe science of behavior and mental processes.7
2803000046Nature-Nurture IssueThe longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of the two.8
2803000047Natural SelectionThe principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.9
2803000048Levels of AnalysisThe differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.10
2803000049Biopsychosocial ApproachAn integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.11
2803000050Biological PsychologyA branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.12
2803000051Evolutionary PsychologyThe study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection.13
2803000052Psychodynamic PsychologyA branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.14
2803000053Behavioral PsychologyMethod of changing abnormal behavior thru systematic program based on the learning principles of CLASSICAL conditioning, OPERANT Conditioning, or OBSERVATIONAL Learning.15
2803000054Cognitive PsychologyThe scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.16
2803000055Social-Cultural PsychologyThe study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.17
2803000056PsychometricsThe scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.18
2803000057Basic ResearchOne of the two main types of research, pure research that aims to confirm an existing theory or to learn more about a concept or phenomenon19
2803000058Developmental PsychologyA branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.20
2803000059Educational PsychologyThe study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning.21
2803000060Personality PsychologyThe study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.22
2803000061Social PsychologyThe scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.23
2803000062Applied ResearchOne of the two main types of research, conducted specifically to solve practical problems and improve the quality of life.24
2803000063Industrial-Organizational (I/O) PsychologyThe application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.25
2803000064Human Factors PsychologyA branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.26
2803000065Counseling PsychologyA branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.27
2803000066Clinical PsychologyA branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.28
2803000067PsychiatryA branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.29
2803000068SQ3RA study method incorporating five steps Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review.30

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