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AP PSychology
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Psychology
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04/30/2016

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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 used spectual elements of the mind
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experimental psychology
Definition
the study of behavior and thinking using experiemental methods
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behaviorism
Definition
psychology should be an objective science that 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 inter disiplinary 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
Definition
eveloutionary
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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
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psychodynamic psychology
Definition
unconcious mind
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behavioral psychology
Definition
psychological study of behavior
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cognitive psychology
Definition
mind works (the study of how the mind works)
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social cultural psychology
Definition
the study of how the situations and culture affects us
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psychometrics
Definition
the study of human ability, traits, and attitudes
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basic research
Definition
pure scientific that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
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developmental psychology
Definition
the study of physical, cognitive, and social change
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educational psychology
Definition
the study of how psychosocial processes affect and can enhance learning
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personality psychology
Definition
the study of an individuals characteristic patterns of thinking and emotions
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social psychology
Definition
the scientific study of how we relate to one another
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applied research
Definition
scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
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industrial organizational psychology
Definition
the study of psychology that studies human behavior in work places
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human factor psychology
Definition
the study of how people and machines interact
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counseling psychology
Definition
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems
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clinical psychology
Definition
the study of psychology that treats people with psychological disorders
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psychiatry
Definition
branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders
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