Module 1-3 Flashcards
(32 cards)
Structuralism
Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
Empiricism
The view that knowledge originates in experience, and that science should, therefore, rely on observation an experimentation
Functionalism
Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
Experimental psychology
The study of behavior and thinking using the expirimental method
Behaviorism
The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) not (2)
Humanistic psychology
A historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people
Cognitive neuroscience
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).
Psychology
The science of behavior an mental processes
Natural selection
The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
Levels of analysis
The differing complementary views, from biological, to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
Bio psychosocial approach
An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, an social-cultural levels of analysis.
Behavioral psychology
The scientific study of observable behavior, and it’s explanation by principles of learning
Biological psychology
The scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes.
Cognitive psychology
The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Evolutionary psychology
A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
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
Social cultural psychology
The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
Psychometrics
The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
Basic research
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Developmental psychology
The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching an learning
Personality psychology
The study of an individual’s characteristics pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
Social psychology
The scientific study of how we think about influence and relate to one another.
Applied research
Scientific study that’s aims to solve practical problems.
Industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology
The applications of psychological concepts and meh odd to optimizing human behavior in workplaces
