UNIT 1 AP Psychology Vocabulary
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| 212146780 | empiricism | the view that knowledge originates in experience and the science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation | |
| 212146781 | structuralism | an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind | |
| 212146782 | functionalism | a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function--how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish | |
| 212146783 | experimental psychology | the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method | |
| 212146784 | behaviorism | 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). | |
| 212146785 | humanistic psychology | historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth | |
| 212146786 | cognitive neuroscience | the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language). | |
| 212146787 | psychology | the science of behavior and mental processes | |
| 212146788 | nature-nurture issue | the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. | |
| 212146789 | natural selection | the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generation | |
| 212146790 | levels of analysis | the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon | |
| 212146791 | biopsychosocial approach | an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis | |
| 212146792 | biological psychology | a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes. How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; how genes combine with environment to influence individual differences | |
| 212146793 | evolutionary psychology | the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection. How the natural selection of traits promotes the survival of genes | |
| 212146794 | psychodynamic psychology | a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses the information to treat people with psychological disorders How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts | |
| 212146795 | behavioral psychology | the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning How we learn observable responses | |
| 212146796 | cognitive psychology | the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information | |
| 212146797 | social-cultural psychology | the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures | |
| 212146798 | psychometrics | the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits | |
| 212146799 | basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | |
| 212146800 | developmental psychology | the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | |
| 212146801 | educational psychology | the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning | |
| 212146802 | personality psychology | the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting | |
| 212146803 | social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | |
| 212146804 | applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | |
| 212146805 | industrial-organizations (I/O) psychology | the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces | |
| 212146806 | human factors psychology | the study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments | |
| 212146807 | counseling psychology | a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being | |
| 212146808 | clinical psychology | a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | |
| 212146809 | psychiatry | a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy |