Psychology Ch. 1

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cognitive psychology

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the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems

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developmental psychology

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the study of how thought and behavior change and remain stable across the life span

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behavioral neuroscience

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the study of the links among brain, mind and behavior

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biological psychology

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the study of the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they influence behavior and thought

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clinical psychology

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the study of the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and the promotion of psychological health

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personality psychology

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the study of what makes people unique and the consistencies in peoples behavior across time and situations

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social psychology

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the study of how living among others influences thought, feeling, and behavior

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health psychology

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the study of the role that psychological factors play in regard to physical health and illness

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educational psychology

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the study of how students learn, the effectiveness of particular teaching techniques, the social psychology of schools, and the psychology of teaching

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sports psychology

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the study of psychological factors in sports and exercise

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industrial/organizational psychology

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application of psychological concepts and questions to work settings

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forensic psychology

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field that blends psychology, law and criminal justice

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moral treatment

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19th century approach to treating the mentally ill with dignity in a caring environment

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psychoanalysis

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a clinically based approach to understanding and treating psychological disorders;assumes that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior.

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empiricism

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the view that all knowledge and thoughts come from experience

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psychophysics

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the first scientific form of psychology; laboratory studies of the subjetive experience of physical sensations

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structuralism

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19th century school of psychology that argues that breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior

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introspection

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the main method of investigation for structuralists; it involves looking into ones own mind for information about the nature of conscious experience

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functionalism

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19th century school of psychology that argued it was better to look at why the mind works the way it does than to describe its parts

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behaviorism

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a school of psychology that proposed that psych can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives

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humanistic psychology

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a theory of psych that focuses on personal growth and meaning as a way of reaching ones highest potential

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positivie psychology

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scientific approach to studying, understanding, and promoting healthy and positive psychological functioning

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Gestalt psychology

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a theory of psychology that maintains that we perceive things as wholes rather than as a compilation of parts

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nature through nurture

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the position that the environment constantly interacts with bioloy to shape who we are and what we do

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evolutionary psychology

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the branch of psychology that studies human behavior by asking what adaptive problems it may have solved for our early ancestors