AP Psychology Prologue Myers 7th Edition Flashcards

10 Vocabulary words from the prologue of the Myers Psychology book, 7th edition; 20 additional vocabulary words.

880213535	Empiricism	the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes though observation and experiment.	0
880213536	Structuralism	an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.	1
880213537	Functionalism	a school of psychology that focused on how mental processes and behavioral processes function -- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish	2
880213538	Psychology	the science of behavior and mental processes	3
880213539	Nature-Nurture Issue	the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development to psychological traits and behaviors	4
880213540	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	5
880213541	Basic Research	pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base	6
880213542	Applied Research	scientific study that aims to solve practical problems	7
880213543	Clinical Psychology	a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders	8
880213544	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	9
880213545	Experimental Psychology	the study of behavior and thinking using the scientific method	10
880213546	Behaviorism	the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists agree with (1) but not (2).	11
880213547	Humanistic Psychology	historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for growth.	12
880213548	Cognitive Neuroscience	the study of brain activity linked with mental activity; the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)	13
880213549	Levels of Analysis	the differing complementary view, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon	14
880213550	Biopsychosocial Approach	an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.	15
880213551	Biological Psychology	a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes.	16
880213552	Evolutionary Psychology	the study of the roots of behavior and metal processes using the principles of natural selection	17
880213553	Psychodynamic Psychology	a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders	18
880213554	Behavioral Psychology	the scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning	19
880213555	Cognitive Psychology	the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating	20
880213556	Social-Cultural Psychology	the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking	21
880213557	Psychometrics	the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits	22
880213558	Developmental Psychology	the scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span	23
880213559	Educational Psychology	the study of how psychological processes can affect and can enhance teaching and learning	24
880213560	Personality Psychology	the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting	25
880213561	Social Psychology	the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another	26
880213562	Industrial-Organizational Psychology	the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces	27
880213563	Human Factors Psychology	the study of how people and machines interact resulting in the design of machines and environments	28
880213564	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	29