Ch 1 Flashcards
Psychology
The study of the mind and behavior
Cognitive psychology
The study of how we perceive information
Developmental psychology
The study of how thought and behavior Change and remain stable across the life span
Behavioral neuroscience
The study of the links among the brain, mind, and behavior
Biological psychology
The study of the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they influence behavior and thought
Personality psychology
The study of what makes people unique and the consistencies in peoples behavior across time and situations
Social psychology
Studies how living among others influences thought, feeling, and behavior
Cross- cultural psychology
Study of now thought and behavior varies and is similar across different cultures around the world
Clinical psychology
Focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
Health psychology
Examines the role of psychological factors in physical illness and health
Educational psychology
Studies how students learn and the psychology of teaching
Industrial/ organizational psychology
The application of psychological concepts and questions to work settings
Sports psychology
The study of psychological factors in sports and exercise
Community psychology
Focuses on how individuals are connected to and part of their communities
Forensic psychology
Field that blends psychology, law, and criminal Justice
Shamans
Treated the possessed by driving out demons with elaborate rituals I such as exorcisms, incantations, and Prayers
Trephination
Drilling a small hole in a persons skull
Moral treatment
Approach to treating the mentally ill with dignity in a caring environment
Psychoanalysis
Assumes that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior
Empiricism
The view that an knowledge and thoughts come from experience
Psychophysics
The study of how people experience physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch
Behaviorism
Argues that if you want to understand behavior you should focus only on behavior
Humanistic-positive psychology
Assumes that people strive toward meaning, growth, well being, happiness, and psychological health
Nature through nurture
The position that environment constantly interacts with biology to shape who we are and what we do
Evolution
The change over time in the frequency with which specific genes occur within a breeding species
Natural selection
Feedback process whereby nature favors one design over another, depending on whether it has an impact on reproduction
Sexual selection
Operates when members of the opposite sex fina certain traits attractive or appealing
Adaptions
Inherited solutions to ancestral problems that have been selected for
Evolutionary psychology
Branch of psychology that aims to uncover the adaptive problems the human mind may have solved for our early ancestors
Critical thinking
A process by which one analyzes, evaluates, and forms ideas
