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| 5867782184 | empiricism | the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation & experimentation | 0 | |
| 5867793623 | Wilhelm Wundt | father of psychology, first psychology lab in Germany | 1 | |
| 5867800177 | structuralism | early school of thought promoted by Wundt & Titchener, used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind. Too subjective. | 2 | |
| 5867813717 | functionalism | early school of thought. Promoted by William James & inspired by Darwin. Explored how mental processes and behavior function and how they help organisms adapt, survive & flourish. | 3 | |
| 5867838557 | William James | A functionalist and early US psychologist. Harvard professor. | 4 | |
| 5867857075 | Mary Whiton Calkins | Memory researcher, awarded a Harvard Ph.D posthumously. APA's 1st female president. | 5 | |
| 5867863200 | Margaret Floy Washburn | first women to receive a psychology Ph.D. 2nd female president of APA. | 6 | |
| 5867873127 | experimental psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method. | 7 | |
| 5867876651 | behaviorism | Psychology should be an objective science , study behavior without mental processes. | 8 | |
| 5867884151 | Humanistic psychology | historically significant perspective in psychology emphasized the growth potential of healthy people. | 9 | |
| 5867907118 | John Watson | Behaviorist. Little Albert | 10 | |
| 5867911066 | B.F. Skinner | behavioral perspective, studied how consequences shape behavior. | 11 | |
| 5867935994 | Sigmund Freud | father of psychoanalysis. Believed in id, ego, superego influencing our behavior and thoughts. | 12 | |
| 5867947270 | cognitive neuroscience | the interdisciplinary study of the brain linked with cognition. | 13 | |
| 5867951087 | psychology | science of behavior and mental processes | 14 | |
| 5867954635 | nature-nurture issue | longstanding controversy of how much of us is made up of genetics vs. our environment. | 15 | |
| 5867970335 | natural selection | Charles Darwin's principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on. | 16 | |
| 5867976770 | levels of analysis | the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. | 17 | |
| 5867983996 | Biopsychosical approach | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis. | 18 | |
| 5867992800 | behavioral psychology | the study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning | 19 | |
| 5867996555 | biological psychology | links between genetic, neural, hormonal and psychological processes. | 20 | |
| 5868002148 | Cognitive psychology | the study of all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, memory, communicating and processing. | 21 | |
| 5868010724 | evolutionary psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and mind using principles of natural selection. | 22 | |
| 5868019092 | psychodynamic/psychoanalytic psychology | a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious rivers and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders. | 23 | |
| 5868029638 | social cultural psychology | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking | 24 | |
| 5868031898 | psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits. | 25 | |
| 5868085317 | basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | 26 | |
| 5868089504 | developmental psychology | a branch of psychology that studies how physical, cognitive, and social cange throughout the lifespan | 27 | |
| 5868094684 | educational psychology | the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | 28 | |
| 5868098078 | personality psychology | the study of an individuals' characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting | 29 | |
| 5868102871 | social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | 30 | |
| 5868106293 | applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | 31 | |
| 5868109294 | I/O psychology | the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in the work place | 32 | |
| 5868121673 | human factors psychology | an I/O psychology subfield that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use. | 33 | |
| 5868162315 | counseling psychology | assists people with problems in living (work, family, marriage etc.) and in achieving greater well being. | 34 | |
| 5868237424 | clinical psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | 35 | |
| 5868240442 | psychiatry | branch of medicine dealing with psych disorders, can provide drug treatments. | 36 | |
| 5868244891 | positive psychology | study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive | 37 | |
| 5868252857 | community psychology | a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups | 38 |
