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AP Psychology
unit 1: History and Approaches
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Psychology
Not Applicable
09/20/2015

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empiricism
Definition
the view that knowledge originates in experience
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structuralism
Definition
school of psychology that used introspection to explore the spectual elements of the mind.
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experimental psychology
Definition
the study of behavior and thinking using experimental method
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experimental psychology
Definition
the study of behavior and thinking using experimental method
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behaviorism
Definition
studies behavior without reference to mental health
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humanistic psychology
Definition
historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth perspective of healthy people.
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cognitive neuro science
Definition
the interdisciplinary study of brain activity
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psychology
Definition
the science of behavior and mental processes
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nature-nurture based
Definition
born with it or learned from
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natural selection
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evolutionary
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levels of analysis
Definition
different scientific views
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biopsychosocial approach
Definition
approach that combines many different ways to analyze
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biological psychology
Definition
studies genes
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evolutionary psychology
Definition
studies mental processes

evolutionary=mental processes
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psychodynamic psychology
Definition
unconscious mind

psychodynamic=unconcious
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behavioral psychology
Definition
psychological study of behavior

behavioral=behavior
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cognitive psychology
Definition
the study of how the mind works

coginitive=mind
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social-cultural psychology
Definition
the study of how the situations and culture affects us

social cultural=situations
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psychometrics
Definition
the study of human abilities traits and attitudes

psychometrics=abilities
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basic research
Definition
pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.

basic research=scientific knowledge
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developmental psychology
Definition
the study of physical,cognitive,and social change

developmental=change
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educational psychology
Definition
the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance learning

educational=enhance learning
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personality psychology
Definition
the study of an inidividual's characteristics patterns of thinking and emotion

personality=characteristcs
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social psychology
Definition
the scientific study of how we relate to one another

social psychology=relate to one another
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applied research
Definition
the scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

applied research=practical problems
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industrial-organizational psychology
Definition
the study of psychology that studies human behavior in work places

industrial-organizational=studies human behavior
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human-factor psychology
Definition
the study of how people and machines interact

human-factor=people and machines interact
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counseling psychology
Definition
a branch of psychology that assists people with practical problems

counseling=assists people with practical problems
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clinical psychology
Definition
the study of psychology that treats people with psychological disorder

clinical=treats people with psychological disorder
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psychiatry
Definition
branch of psychology dealing with psychological disorder

psychiatry=dealing with psychological disorder
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