AP Psychology History & Approaches Flashcards

7236655086	empiricism	Information is collected by objective observations and experimentation using the scientific method.	0
7236655087	structuralism	An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.	1
7236655088	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
7236655089	experimental psychology	the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method	3
7236655090	behaviorism	A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior	4
7236655091	humanistic psychology	Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth	5
7236655092	cognitive neuroscience	A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity.	6
7236655093	psychology	Scientific study of behavior and mental processes	7
7236655094	nature-nurture issue	The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors	8
7236655095	Survival of the Fittest (Natural Selection)	Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully	9
7236655096	biopsychosocial approach	An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis	10
7236655097	biological psychology	A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior	11
7236655098	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
7236655099	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
7236655100	behavioral psychology	The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning	14
7236655101	cognitive psychology	an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes	15
7236655102	social-cultural psychology	the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking	16
7236655103	psychometrics	the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits	17
7236655104	basic research	Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.	18
7236655105	developmental psychology	A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span	19
7236655106	educational psychology	the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning	20
7236655107	personality psychology	the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting	21
7236655108	social psychology	The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another	22
7236655109	applied psychology	The branch of psychology concerned with everyday, practical problems	23
7236655110	industrial-organizational psychology	application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.	24
7236655111	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
7236655112	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
7236655113	clinical psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders	27
7236655114	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
7236655115	sQ3R	A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review	29