Prologue Flashcards
Humanistic Psych
View that emphasizes a healthy person’s potential for growth
Behaviorism
Psychology is an objective science that also studies actions w/o ref to mental processes
Cognitive neuroscience
Study of the brain activity linked with thinking
Psychology
Science of behavior and mental processes
Nature-Nurture Debate
Our behaviors and traits are either inborn or learned
Natural Selection
Nature selects traits that best enable an organism to survive and reproduce
Levels of Analysis
Differing complementary views for analyzing any given phenomenon
Biopsychosocial approach
View that combines biology, thinking, and environment
Basic Research
Pure science that aims to increase knowledge
Applied Research
Use of research to solve practical problems
Counseling Psych
Helps people w/ problems in living
Clinical Psychology
Assess and treats mental and behavioral disorders
Psychiatry
MD licensed to prescribe drugs to treat disorders
Positive Psychology
Exploring traits to discover and promote strengths and virtues to help us thrive
Community Psychology
A study of how groups and individuals impact each other