History - Myers Psychology 7e - Module 01 Flashcards
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| 15085173 | Applied Research | Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 012) | 1 | |
| 15085174 | Basic Research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 012) | 2 | |
| 15085178 | Clinical Psychology | A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 012) | 3 | |
| 15085181 | Empiricism | The view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 004) | 4 | |
| 15085183 | Functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 005) | 5 | |
| 15085187 | 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 generations. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 009) | 6 | |
| 15085188 | Nature-Nurture Issue | The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 009) | 7 | |
| 15085189 | 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. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 012) | 8 | |
| 15085191 | Psychology | The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 009) | 9 | |
| 15085193 | Structuralism | An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. (Myers Psychology 7e p. 004) | 10 |