AP Psychology History & Approaches Flashcards

6407030265	empiricism	Information is collected by objective observations and experimentation using the scientific method.	0
6407030266	structuralism	An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.	1
6407030267	functionalism	A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.	2
6407030268	experimental psychology	the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method	3
6407030269	behaviorism	A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior	4
6407030270	humanistic psychology	Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth	5
6407030271	cognitive neuroscience	A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity.	6
6407030272	psychology	Scientific study of behavior and mental processes	7
6407030273	nature-nurture issue	The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors	8
6407030274	Survival of the Fittest (Natural Selection)	Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully	9
6407030275	biopsychosocial approach	An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis	10
6407030276	biological psychology	A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior	11
6407030277	evolutionary psychology	A relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and reproduction.	12
6407030278	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	13
6407030279	behavioral psychology	The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning	14
6407030280	cognitive psychology	an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes	15
6407030281	social-cultural psychology	the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking	16
6407030282	psychometrics	the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits	17
6407030283	basic research	Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.	18
6407030284	developmental psychology	A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span	19
6407030285	educational psychology	the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning	20
6407030286	personality psychology	the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting	21
6407030287	social psychology	The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another	22
6407030288	applied psychology	The branch of psychology concerned with everyday, practical problems	23
6407030289	industrial-organizational psychology	application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.	24
6407030290	human factors psychology	A branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use	25
6407030291	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	26
6407030292	clinical psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders	27
6407030293	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. Medical degree M.D.	28
6407030294	sQ3R	A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review	29