AP Psychology

200303542	Psychology	Scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
200303543	Pseudopsychology	Phony, unscientific psychology pretending to be the real thing.
200303544	Confirmation Bias	We pay attention to events that confirm our beliefs and ignore evidence that contradicts them.
200303545	Experimental Psychologist	Scientist who do basic research in psychology
200303546	Applied Psychologist	Use knowledge to take on human problems
200303547	Teaching of Psychology	Most researchers teach class
200303548	Psychiatry	Medical speciatly, not a part of psychology
200303549	Psychoanalysis	Mental disorders arise from conflicts in the unconsious mind.
200303550	Neuroscience Cognitions	Connection between Brain,mind and behavior
200303551	Structurlism	- Focus on Structure - Wilhelm Wundt- 1st to call himself Psychologist - Devoted to unconvering basic structures that make up mind and thought - Used INTROSPECTION- asked subjects to respone to simple stimuli with a press of a lever or with a description of sensations.
200303552	Functionalism	- Focus on Function - William James- American Psychologists
200303553	Gestalt Psychology	Focus on the whole instead of the parts
200303554	Psychoanalysis	Focus on the unconscious mind
200303555	Biological View	-How are physical make-up and the brain infulences our personality (Medication) - Neuroscience- Field devoted to understanding the brain. - Evolutionary Psychology- Human traits come from Herditary characteristics in our ancestral past.
200303556	Developmental View	Change Results from an interaction between the heredity in our genes and experiences from our environment.
200303557	Cognitive View	Behaviors come from houw we interpret our experinces.
200303558	Psychodynamic View	We are motivated by energy of dark forces of unconscious mind.
200303559	Humanistic View	We are influenced by our self-concept and by our need for personal growth and fulfillment
200303560	Behavioral View	Focuses on rewards and punishment
200303561	Sociocultural View	Emphasis the importance of social interaction.
200303562	Evolutionary/ Sociobiological View	Human Behavior problems
200303563	Trait View	- Greeks - Blood.... - Those who do mental festing and personality testing, including clinical, counseling, and I/O psychologists.