chi 1 key terms Flashcards
applied approach
Research and practices focusing on how the outcomes are applied to solving a problem.
basic approach
directed towards a greater understanding of fundamental principles without the necessity of practical or applied goals.
behavioral ecology
Studies the theoretical influences of evolution on animal behavior
behavioral genetics
An area of research interested in how genetics influences behavior and other aspects of psychology. Research often involves twin studies but is also interested in genetic testing and engineering.
behavioral neuroendocrinology
The study of the effects of hormones on behavior.
behavioral neuroscience
Uses research techniques in physiology, genetics, computer science, biology, behaviorism, and chemistry to understand behavior in humans and other animals.
biopsychology
The study of the relationship between behavior, mental processes, and biological factors such as the nervous system, biochemistry, hormones, and genetics.
clinical neuroscience
Applies an understanding of the nervous system and evidence based practices to help people with neuropsychiatric disorders.
cognitive neuroscience
Understanding the biological influences on cognitive processes such as language, consciousness, learning, memory, attention, and decision making.
comparative psychology
The study of how psychological principles are similar or different between species of animals.
emergent properties
An idea that something unique and unpredictable develops from small things working together.
ethology
The study of natural behaviors by animals, with research often conducted in natural environments.
evolutionary psychology
Looks at how our natural history (our evolutionary past) and pressures brought on by natural selection affect our behavior today.
holistic approach
An approach to science that looks at larger and more complex systems, where understanding is diminished by looking at smaller components, the idea that the whole is created than the sum of its parts.
homeopathy
Supplements that claim to contain microscopic amounts of chemicals to help with ailments. These supplements are most ineffective and misleading.
neuroeconomics
A subfield of cognitive neuroscience looking at the brain and the nervous system during economic or financial decisions.
neurology
Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
neuropsychiatric disorder
The broad term that covers all neurodegenerative, mental, and mood disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and several others.
neuroscience
The overarching discipline that covers many areas dealing with the nervous system.
physiological psychology
Focuses on the neural and biochemical mechanisms underlying complex behaviors such as learning, memory, addiction, and sleeping directly working with the brain and nervous system in animal models.
placebo effect
The feeling that a pill has changed symptoms though the medication has no active pharmacological effect. The placebo effect is typically temporary.
psychiatry
A subspeciality in medicine interested in understanding and treating neuropsychiatric disorders. Psychiatrists earn a M.D. and can prescribe psychoactive medication in their treatment.
psychoneuroimmunology
looks at the relationship between the nervous system, behavior, and our immune system.
psychopharmacology
The study of the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior, ranging from psychoactive drugs used in the treatment of psychological ailments like schizophrenia and depression to the effects of recreational drugs
psychophysiology
A line of research most often using noninvasive ways to record and image the brain using human participants.
reductionistic approach
Gaining an understanding of complex behaviors by investigating the smaller components.
species-specific behaviors
Behaviors like bird songs or migration patterns, that are unique to particular species
