Psychology's history and approaches Flashcards

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Empiricism

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The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.

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Structuralism

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Early school of thought promoted by wundt and titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

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Functionalism

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Early school of thought promoted by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.

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Experimental Psychology

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The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.

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Behaviorism

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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes.

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Humanistic Psychology

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A historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language.)

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Psychology

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The science of behavior and mental processes.

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Nature-Nurture Issue

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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.

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Natural Selection

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The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

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Levels of Analysis

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.

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Biopsychosocial Approach

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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.

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Behavioral Psychology

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The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning.

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Biological Psychology

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The scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes.

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Cognitive Psychology

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The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

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Evolutionary Psychology

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The study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection.

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Psychodynamic Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.

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Social-Cultural Psychology

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The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.

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Psychometrics

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The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.

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Basic Research

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Pure Science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.

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Developmental Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change through the life span.

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