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AP Psychology Unit 1 Terms Flashcards

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The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation

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Empiricism

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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

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Structuralism

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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish

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Functionalism

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The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

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Experimental Psychology

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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).

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Behaviorism

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Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual’s potential for personal growth

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Humanistic Psychology

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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Psychology

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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today’s science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture

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Nature-Nurture Issue

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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

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Natural Selection

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon

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Levels of Analysis

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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis

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Biopsychosocial Approach

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A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Biological Psychology

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The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection

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Evolutionary Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders

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Psychodynamic Psychology

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The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning

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Behavioral Psychology

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The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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Cognitive Psychology

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The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

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Social-Cultural Psychology

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The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

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Psychometrics

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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

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Basic Research

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A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span (womb to tomb)

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Developmental Psychology

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The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

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Educational Psychology

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The study of an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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Personality Psychology

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The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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Social Psychology

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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Applied Research

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The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces

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Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology

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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

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Human Factors Psychology

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A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being

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Counseling Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

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Clinical Psychology

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A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy

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Psychiatry

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A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review

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SQ3R

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