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18 Cards in this Set
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Empiricism |
The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation. |
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Experimental Psychology |
The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.
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Biological Psychology |
A branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes. |
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Evolutionary Psychology |
The study of the roots of behavioral and mental processes using the principles of natural selection.
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Psychodynamic Psychology |
A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses the information to treat people with psychological disorders. |
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Behavioral Psychology |
The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning. |
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Cognitive Psychology |
The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
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Social-cultural Psychology |
The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking. |
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Developmental Psychology |
The scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. |
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Educational Psychology |
The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning. |
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Personality Psychology |
The study of an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. |
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Social Psychology |
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
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Industrial organizational (I/O) Psychology |
The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human behavior in workplaces. |
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Human factors Psychology |
The study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments. |
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Psychometrics |
The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits. |
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Confounding Variable |
A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment. |
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Informed Consent |
An ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate. |
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Debriefing |
The postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, |
