AP PSYCH Flashcards
Cognitive Psychology
is the scientific study of mind and mental function, memory, reasoning. complex nature of the brain
Psychology
the science of behavior and mental processes. the scientific study of the human mind and its functions
Cognitive Neuroscience
study of the. brain activity linked with cognition, thinking, and memory, such as cognitive science, neuroscience
Nature-Nurture Issue
Nature biological factors(Genetics).
Nurture- life experiences.
Natural Selection
forces such competition and climate tend to eliminate individuals who are less adapted to these situations and favor those who adapt. The way that genetically determined behavior that enhances the ability to survive
Evolutionary Psychology
Human behavior reflects the influence of physical and psycological persidpoitions that helped humans surivie
Behavior Genetics
The study of the manor where genatic variation affects psychological traits such as cognitive abilities.
Culture
the distinctive customs, values, beliefs, knowledge, language of a society or a community. The concepts that are passed generation to other and are the basis for behaviors and ideas.
Positive Psychology
study of human flourishig and the applied approch of optimal functioning. strengths that enable indivuals to thrive.
Biopsychosocial Approach
systematically considers biological, and social factor the interactions in understanding health illnes,
Behavioral Psychology
The thoery relating that environment shapes human behavior.
Biological Psychology
he psychological specialty focused on the physical and chemical changes that cause, and occur in response to, behavior and mental processes.
Psychodynamic psychology
The systematic study of the psycological forces that make human behavior. feelings, and emotions, and how they relate to early expericnes.
Social-cultural psychology
understand the way people behave in social situations and feel with a foucus to uncovering both proximal and distal such a sphenomena.
Testing Effect
Long term effect memoruy is the oftne increased when some of the learning period is devoted to retriveing the to be remembered information
