AP Psych Ch 1 Vocab
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MooMooMaddi on August 21, 2011
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mr brady, psychology, madeira, ap, ch 1
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Vocabulary words that correspond with the Ch 1 AP Psych book.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Functionalism | A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function (enabling us to adapt, survive, and flourish) |
| Structuralism | An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind |
| Human Factors Psychology | The study of how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use |
| Natural Selection | The principal that, among the range of inherited trait variables, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most lively be passed on to succeeding generations |
| Evolutionary Psychology | The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection |
| Levels of Analysis | The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural etc., for analyzing any given phenomenon |
| Psycho-Dynamic Psychology | A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders |
| Behavioral Psychology | The scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning |
| Cognitive Psychology | The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking: knowing, remembering, and communicating |
| Biological Psychology | A branch of psychology that studies the links between biological processes (neuroscience & behavior genetics) and psychological processes |
| Social-Cultural Psychology | The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking |
| Nature-Nurture Issue | The long-standing controversy over the relative contribution that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture |
| Bio-Psycho-Social Approach | An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis |
| Social Psychology | The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another |
| Counseling Psychology | A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being |
| Psychiatry | A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who often provide medical (drugs, etc.) treatments as well as psychological therapy |
| Clinical Psychology | A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
| Applied Research | A scientific Study that aims to solve practical problems |
| Industrial-Organization Psychology | The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in workplaces to help boost morale and productivity |
| Psychometric | The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits |
| Basic Research | Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
| Developmental Psychology | The scientific study of psychical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span |
| Educational Psychology | The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning |
| Personality Psychology | The study of how an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting |
| Experimental Psychology | The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method |
| Behaviorism | A view of psychology that: 1) Should be an objective science that- 2)Studies behavior without reference to mental processes Most research psychologists today agree with 1 but not 2 |
| Humanistic Psychology | Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individuals need for love and potential for personal growth |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (perception, thinking, memory, and language) |
| Psychology | The science of behavior and mental processes |
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