Unit 1A AP Psy Masters

64056928	psychology	scientific study of behavior and the mind
64056929	pseudopsychology	fake, phony psychology masquerading as the real thing. (astrology, graphology)
64056930	experimental psychology	specialization in which the primary activity is conducting research
64056931	applied psychology	branch that uses what scientific colleagues have learned in order to treat problems
64056932	psychiatry	branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; physicians who may provide medical (ex. drug) treatments
64059433	clinical psychologist	trained to deal with serious mental illness; they do psychological testing, psychotherapy, and conduct research
64059434	counseling psychologist	psychologist who helps people with day to day types of problems (test anxiety, family conflicts, low job motivation)
64059435	developmental psychologist	studies physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes that occur over a lifetime
64059436	educational psychologist	focuses on how effective teaching and learning take place
64059437	industrial/organizational psychologists	uses psychological concepts to improve the work place for all workers
64059438	structuralism	early perspective; used introspection to explore the structure of the human mind; Wundt and Titchener
64059439	functionalism	early perspective; how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play; William James
64065698	gestalt psychology	studies how people perceive and experience objects as whole patterns
64066583	introspection	examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
64066584	biological perspective	perspective the explains human thought and behavior as the result of biological processes (genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters)
64094943	cognitive perspective	examines the nature of the mind and how thinking influence behavior
65019590	psychodynamic perspective	emphasizes importance of unconscious influences, early life experiences, and inter-personal relationships
65019591	humanistic perspective	emphasizes that all individuals strive to grow, develop, and be in control of their lives and behavior
65019592	behavioral perspective	emphasizes how we learn through rewards, punishments, and observations
65019593	sociocultural perspective	emphasizes social and cultural influences (ethnicity, gender, culture, socioeconomics) in behavior and personality
65019932	evolutionary perspective	emphasizes the value of behavior in helping us to survive; examines the adaptive nature of thoughts and behaviors
65023084	trait perspective	Emphasizes the description and measurment of specific personality differences among individuals.
65023085	wilhelm wundt	father of psychology, opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879, structuralism; introspection, basic units of experience
65023086	william James	functionalism, studied how humans use perception to function in our environment;wrote an influential psychology textbook
65023087	max wertheimer	Gestalt Psychologist; tried to examine a person's total experience rather than an accumulation of various perceptual experiences
68625638	edward bradford titchener	Student of Wundt; Structuralist; used introspection to search for the mind's structural elements
68625639	mary whiton calkins	research on memory, personality, and dreams; first woman president of the American Psychological Association
68625640	sigmund freud	work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis
68625641	john b watson	founded behaviorism - only look at observable behavior
68625642	b.f. skinner	behaviorism; created operant chamber- released rewards and proved operant conditioning
103221756	margaret floy washburn	American psychologist,studied animal behavior; first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology