Intro to Psychology Flashcards
The scientific study of thought and behavior
Psychology
the study of how we perceive information, how we learn, remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems
Cognitive psychology
explores how thought and behavior change, and show stability across the life span.
Developmental psychology
studies the link among brain, mind, and behavior
Behavioral neuroscience
the study of relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they influence behavior and thought
biological psychology
the study of what makes people unique and the consistencies in people’s behavior across time and situations
personality psychology
the study of what makes people unique and the consistencies in people’s behavior across time and situations
personality psychology
the study of how living among others influences thought, feeling, and behavior
social psychology
focuses on diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, and ways to promote psychological health
clinical psychology
tend to work with less severe psychology disorders than clinical psychologist. They treat and assess relatively healthy people and assist them with career and vocational interests
counseling psychologists
examines the role of psychology, factors in physical health and illness,
health psychology
draws on several other areas of psychology to study how students learn, the effectiveness of particular teaching techniques, the dynamics of school populations, and the psychology of teaching.
Educational psychology
psychology an applied science, meaning that it involves understanding real-world rather than laboratory behavior.
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology
examines the psychological factors that affect performance and participation in sports and exersice
Sports psychology
is a blend of psychology, law, and criminal justice
Forensic psychology
medicine men or women who treat people with mental problems by driving out their demons with elaborate rituals, such as exorcisms, incantations, and prayers.
shamans
Facilities for treating the mentally ill in Europe during the Middle Ages and into the 19th century
Asylums
A 19th-century approach to treating the mentally ill with dignity in a caring environment
Moral treatment
A clinically based approach to understanding and treating psychological disorders; assumes that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior
Psychoanalysis
The view that all knowledge and thoughts come from experience
Empiricism
the study of how people experience physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch.
Psychophysics
the 19th-century school of psychology that argues that breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior
structuralism
The main method of investigation for structuralists; it involves looking into one’s own minds for information about the nature of conscious experience.
Introspection
the 19th-century school of psychology that argued it was better to look at why the mind works the way it does than to describe its parts
Functionalism
