Prologue Flashcards

AP Psychology Prologue from Myers textbook, 7th edition

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