AP Psychology Unit 1 Flashcards

4732645332	empiricism	Information is collected by objective observations and experimentation using the scientific method.	0
4732645333	structuralism	An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.	1
4732645334	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
4732645335	experimental psychology	the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method	3
4732645336	behaviorism	A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior	4
4732645337	humanistic psychology	Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth	5
4732645338	cognitive neuroscience	A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity.	6
4732645339	psychology	Scientific study of behavior and mental processes	7
4732645340	nature-nurture issue	The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors	8
4732645341	natural selection	Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest	9
4732645342	biopsychosocial approach	An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis	10
4732645343	biological psychology	A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior	11
4732645344	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
4732645345	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
4732645346	behavioral psychology	The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning	14
4732645347	cognitive psychology	an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes	15
4732645348	social-cultural psychology	the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking	16
4732645349	psychometrics	the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits	17
4732645350	basic research	Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.	18
4732645351	developmental psychology	A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span	19
4732645352	educational psychology	the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning	20
4732645353	personality psychology	the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting	21
4732645354	social psychology	The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another	22
4732645355	applied psychology	The branch of psychology concerned with everyday, practical problems	23
4732645356	industrial-organizational psychology	application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.	24
4732645357	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
4732645358	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
4732645359	clinical psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders	27
4732645360	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
4732645361	sQ3R	A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review	29