AP Psychology Prologue from Myers textbook, 7th edition
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| 705334435 | empiricism | the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment. | |
| 705334436 | structuralism | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind | |
| 705334437 | functionalism | a school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. | |
| 705334438 | psychology | the scientific study of behavior and mental processes | |
| 705334439 | nature-nurture issue | the long standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experiences make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors | |
| 705334440 | natural selection | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations | |
| 705334441 | basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | |
| 705334442 | applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | |
| 705334443 | clinical psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. | |
| 705334444 | 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 |
