Psych Ch.1

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developmental psychology

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psych that looks at human development over the life span

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social psych

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psych that focuses on interpersonal behavior and the role of social forces in governing behavior

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experimental psych

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psych that focuses on traditional topics: sensation, perception, learning, emotion, etc.

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physiological psych

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psych that examines the influence of genetic factors on behavior and the role of the brain, nervous system, etc.

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cognitive psych

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psych that focuses on "higher" mental processes: memory, reasoning, info processing, problem solving, creativity, etc.

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personality

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psych that is interested in describing and understanding one's consistency in behavior

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psychometrics

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psych that is concerned with measurement of behavior and capacities; also with design of tests to assess personality, intelligence and a wide range of abilities

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clinical psych

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psych that isconcerned with the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of people with psych disorders, as well as treatment of less severe behavioral and emotional problems

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counseling psych

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psych that usually work with people struggling with everyday problems of moderate severity (family, marital, career counseling)

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educational and school psych

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psych that works to improve curriculum design, achievement testing, teacher training and other aspects of educational process

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industrial and organizational psych

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psych that works to improve staff morale and attitudes, strives to increase productivity and job satisfaction, etc

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empiricism

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the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation

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psychiatry

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branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders

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introspection

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careful, systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience

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structuralism

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psych is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how they're related

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functionalism

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psych should investigate the function or purpose of consciousness, rather than its structure

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natural selection

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heritable characteristics that provide a reproductive advantage are more likely to be passed on than other traits and become more "selectable"

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unconscious

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contains thoughts, memories,and desires that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but that nonetheless exert great influence on behavior

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psychoanalytic theory

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attempts to explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behavior

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behaviorism

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theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psych should study only observable behavior

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behavior

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refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism

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humanism

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theoretical orientation that emphasizes the unique qualities of humans, especially their freedom and their potential for personal growth

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applied psych

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branch of psych concerned with everyday, practical problems

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cognition

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the mental process involved in aquiring knowledge

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ethnocentrism

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tendency to view one's own group as superior to others and as the standard for judging the worth of foreign ways

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evolutionary psych

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examines behavioral processes in terms of their adaptive value for members of a species over the course of many generations

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positive psych

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psych that uses theory and research to better understand the positive, adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human existence

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psychology

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science that studies behavior and the processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems

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psychiatry

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branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders

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theory

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system of interrlated ideas used to explain a set of observations

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culture

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refers to the widely shared customs, beliefs, values, norms, institutions, and other products of a community that are transmitted socially across generations

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SQ3R

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study system designed to promote effective reading, which includes five steps: survey, question, read, recite, and review

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critical thinking

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use of cognitive skills and strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome