Chapter 1 Flashcards
American Psychological Association
Professional organization representing psychologists in the United States
Behaviorism
Focus on observing and controlling behavior
Biopsychology
Study of how biology influences behavior
Biopsychosocial model
Perspective that the search that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individuals health
Clinical psychology
Area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior
Cognitive
Study of cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions
Counseling psychology
Area of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals
Developmental psychology
Scientific study of development across a lifespan
Dissertation
Long research paper about research that was conducted as part of the candidates doctoral training
Empirical method
Method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical arguments or previous authorities
Forensic psychology
Area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology two issues within and related to the justice system
Functionalism
Focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment
Humanism
Perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
Introspection
Process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
Ology
Suffix that denotes “scientific study of”