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

An early school of psycholgy that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

A school of psycholgy that focuused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish

The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not (2)

Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth

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

The science of behavior and mental processes

The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of the psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture

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

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

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

A branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes

The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection

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

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

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

Social-Cultural Psychology

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

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

Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

The scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in work places

Humans Factors Psychology

The study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and enviornment

A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well being

A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practices by physicians who often provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy

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4737089136 empiricism Information is collected by objective observations and experimentation using the scientific method. 0
4737089137 structuralism An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. 1
4737089138 functionalism A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. 2
4737089139 experimental psychology the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method 3
4737089140 behaviorism A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior
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4737089141 humanistic psychology Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth
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4737089142 cognitive neuroscience A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity.
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4737089143 psychology Scientific study of behavior and mental processes 7
4737089144 nature-nurture issue The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors 8
4737089145 natural selection Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest
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4737089146 biopsychosocial approach An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis 10
4737089147 biological psychology A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior 11
4737089148 evolutionary psychology A relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and reproduction. 12
4737089149 psychodynamic psychology A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders 13
4737089150 behavioral psychology The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning
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4737089151 cognitive psychology an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes
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4737089152 social-cultural psychology the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
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4737089153 psychometrics the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits 17
4737089154 basic research Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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4737089155 developmental psychology A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
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4737089156 educational psychology the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
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4737089157 personality psychology the study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting 21
4737089158 social psychology The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another 22
4737089159 applied psychology The branch of psychology concerned with everyday, practical problems 23
4737089160 industrial-organizational psychology application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.
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4737089161 human factors psychology A branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use
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4737089162 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
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4737089163 clinical psychology A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders 27
4737089164 psychiatry A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy. Medical degree M.D.
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4737089165 sQ3R A study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review
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What is the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities attitudes and traits?

AP Psych helpful vocab cards.

What branch of psychology is devoted to studying the measurement of our abilities attitudes and traits?

There is even a branch of psychology, called psychometrics, devoted to studying the measurement of our abilities, attitudes, and traits. the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.

What is the study of human behavior and mental process?

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychologists are actively involved in studying and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and behavior.

Is the scientific study of observable behavior?

Behavioral psychology, or behaviorism, is a theory suggesting that environment shapes human behavior. In a most basic sense, behavioral psychology is the study and analysis of observable behavior. This field of psychology influenced thought heavily throughout the middle of the 20th century.