4873203622 | Structuralism
(School of Psychology) | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind | | 0 |
4873203623 | Functionalism
(School of Psychology) | a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish | | 1 |
4873203624 | Experimental Psychology
(Domain) | the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method | | 2 |
4873203625 | Behaviorism
(School of Psychology) | the 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) | | 3 |
4873203626 | Humanistic Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | Emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth | | 4 |
4873203627 | Psychology | the science of behavior and mental processes | | 5 |
4873203628 | Nature-Nurture Issue | the 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 nature and nurture | | 6 |
4873203629 | Levels of Analysis | the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon | | 7 |
4873203630 | Biopsychosocial
(Approach/Perspective) | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis | | 8 |
4873203631 | Biological Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes | | 9 |
4873203632 | Evolutionary Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection | | 10 |
4873203633 | Psychodynamic Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders | | 11 |
4873203634 | Behavioral Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning | | 12 |
4873203635 | Cognitive Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating | | 13 |
4873203636 | Social-Cultural Psychology
(Approach/Perspective) | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking | | 14 |
4873203638 | Basic Research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | | 15 |
4873203639 | Development Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | | 16 |
4873203640 | Educational Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | | 17 |
4873203641 | Personality Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting | | 18 |
4873203642 | Social Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | | 19 |
4873203643 | Applied Research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | | 20 |
4873203644 | Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the applications of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | | 21 |
4873203645 | Human Factors Psychology
(Domain/Job) | the study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments | | 22 |
4873203646 | Counseling Psychology
(Domain/Job) | a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being | | 23 |
4873203647 | Clinical Psychology
(Domain/Job) | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | | 24 |
4873203648 | Psychiatry | a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical (i.e. drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy | | 25 |
4873203649 | Forensic Psychology
(Domain/Job) | Apply psychological principles to legal issues. | | 26 |
4873203650 | Experimental Psychology
(Domain/Job) | Work on research to add new knowledge to the field | | 27 |
4873203651 | Wilhelm Wundt | Founder of scientific psychology
Father of Psychology
Structuralism | | 28 |
4873203653 | Edward Titchener | Structuralism
Student of Wundt | | 29 |
4873203654 | Margaret Floy Washburn | First woman to complete PhD in psychology
Structuralism | | 30 |
4873203655 | William James | wrote Principles of Psychology
Functionalism | | 31 |
4873203656 | Mary Whiton Calkins | First woman president of the APA
Functionalism | | 32 |
4873203657 | Ivan Pavlov | Behavioral Approach
Classical conditioning of dogs | | 33 |
4873203658 | John Watson | Behavioral Approach
Classical Aversive conditioning
Little Albert Experiment | | 34 |
4873203659 | BF Skinner | Behavioral Approach
Operant Conditioning (rewards/punishment)
Skinner Box (pigeons) | | 35 |
4873203660 | Sigmund Freud | Psychoanalysis (Father of) | | 36 |
4873203662 | Carl Rogers | Humanistic Approach
Unconditional Positive Regard | | 37 |
4873203663 | Abraham Maslow | Humanistic Approach
Hierarchy of Needs | | 38 |
4873203664 | Jean Piaget | Cognitive Approach
Cognitive development in children | | 39 |