Unit 1

Question 0

School of psych that explores structural elements of human mind

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Structuralism

Question 1

The view that knowledge originates from experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation

Answer 1

Empiricism

Question 2

School of psychology that focuses on mental and behavioral processes
-how we adapt, survive, and florish

Answer 2

Functionalism

Question 3

Study of behavior and thinking using experiments

Answer 3

Experimental psychology

Question 4

How genes combine with environment to influence individual differences

Answer 4

Biological psychology

Question 5

How the natural selection of traits promoted the survival of genes

Answer 5

Evolutionary psychology

Question 6

How we learn observable responses

Answer 6

Behavioral psychology

Question 7

How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

Answer 7

Psychodynamic psychology

Question 8

How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information

Answer 8

Cognitive psychology

Question 9

How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment

Answer 9

Humanistic psychology

Question 10

How behavior and thinking vary across situations and culture

Answer 10

Social-cultural psychology

Question 11

Science of behavior and mental processes

Answer 11

Psychology

Question 12

Debate of whether traits and behaviors are learned or innate

Answer 12

Nature vs nurture issue

Question 13

Traits contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to the next generation

Answer 13

Natural selection

Question 14

Psychological approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis

Answer 14

Biopsychosocial approach

Question 15

Differing views from bio->psych->social cultural for analyzing any given phenomenon

Answer 15

Levels of analysis

Question 16

Measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

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Psychometrics

Question 17

Pure science that aims to increase knowledge base

Answer 17

Basic research

Question 18

Branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change though the life span

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Developmental psychology

Question 19

Study of how psych processes can improve teaching and learning

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Educational psychology

Question 20

Study of an individuals pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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Personality psychology

Question 21

Study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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Social psychology

Question 22

Study that tries to solve practical problems

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Applied research

Question 23

Application of psych concepts to optimize human behavior in workplaces

Answer 23

Industrial-organized psychology

Question 24

Branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact

Answer 24

Human factors psychology

Question 25

Branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living to help their well being

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Counseling psychology

Question 26

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

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Clinical psychology

Question 27

Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders | -provide medical and psychological therapy

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Psychiatry

Question 28

Study method using 5 steps - survey - question - read - rehearse - review

Answer 28

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