Psych Quiz (Cognition and Language) Flashcards
Mind
the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and behavior.
Psychology
the specific study of behavior and mental processes.
Introspection
personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
Philosophy
the discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the course of knowledge
Physical Science
any science that studies nonliving matter, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology.
Structuralism
an approach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience.
Gestalt psychology
an approach to psychology that saw experience as different than the sum of its elements.
Functionalism
an approach to psychology that saw behavior as purposeful and contributing to survival
Behaviorism
an approach to psychology that features the study and careful measurement of observable behaviors.
Humanistic Psychology
an approach to psychology that saw people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve
Biologic Psychology
the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships between mind, behavior, and their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology; also known as behavioral neuroscience.
Evolutionary Psychology
the psychological perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction.
Cognitive Psychology
the psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
Social psychology
the psychological perspective that examines the effects of the social environment on the behavior of individuals
Culture
the practices, values, and goals shared by groups of people
Developmental psychology
the psychological perspective examines the normal changes in behavior that occur across the lifespan.
Clinical psychology
the psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviors.
Individual Differences
an approach to psychology that investigates variations in behavior from one person to the next
Personality
an individual’s characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Science
a method for learning about reality through systematic observation and experimentation
Objectivity
the practice of basing conclusions on facts without influence of personal emotion and bias.
Placebo
an inactive substance or treatment that cannot be distinguished from a real, active substance or treatment.
Critical thinking
the ability to think clearly, rationally and independently
Theory
a set of facts and relationships between facts that can explain and predict related phenomena
