AP Psych unit 1 Flashcards

6167816161	empiricism	The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.	0
6168178171	structuralism	An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind.	1
6168179223	Gestalt	An organized whole. Emphasize our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.	2
6168182148	psychoanalytic	Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts.	3
6168185159	Functionalism	A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.	4
6168186608	experimental psychology	The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.	5
6168190285	behaviorism	The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes.	6
6168191635	humanistic psychology	Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth	7
6168193631	cognitive neuroscience	The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)	8
6168195932	psychology	The science of behavior and mental processes.	9
6168201222	nature-nurture issue	The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.	10
6168203886	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.	11
6168206522	levels of analysis	The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.	12
6168208788	biopsychosocial approach	An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis	13
6168212560	biological psychology	A branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes	14
6168216523	evolutionary psychology	The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection	15
6168218361	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.	16
6168221873	behavioral psychology	The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning	17
6168225421	cognitive psychology	The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating	18
6168227878	social-cultural psychology	The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.	19
6168245968	psychometrics	The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities attitudes, and traits	20
6168249460	basic research	Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base	21
6168252053	developmental psychology	The scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life-span	22
6168254723	educational psychology	The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning	23
6168256405	personality psychology	The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting	24
6168259841	social psychology	The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another	25
6168262468	applied research	Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems	26
6168265591	industrial organizational psychology	The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces	27
6168267843	human factors psychology	The study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments	28
6168270384	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
6168271965	clinical psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assess, and treats people with psychological disorders	30
6168273439	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	31
6168276127	SQ3R	A study method incorporating five steps: survey, question, read, rehearse and review.	32