Chapter 1 Psych

Cognitive Psychology

How we perceive info, learn, remember, and use language

developmental psychology

how thought and behavior change and show stability throughout a person's lifespan.

behavioral neuroscience

studies links among brain, behavior, and mind

biological psychology

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

personality psychology

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

social psychology

how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, behavior, or feelings

clinical psychology

focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders

health psychology

the role psychological factors play in regard to health and illnes

educational psychology

studies how students learn, the effectiveness of particular learning techniques, the dynamics f school populations, and the psychology of learning

industrial psychology

focuses on using psychology to match people to the right job

organizational psychology

uses psychology to make employees more productive and satisfied

psychoanalysis

assumes that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior

empiricism

the view that all knowledge and thoughts come from experience

psychophysics

the study of how people experience physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch

Psychoanalytic-Psychodynamic approach

focuses on the importance of early childhood experiences and relationships

behaviorism approach

argues if you eant to understand behavior then focus only on behaviors, not thoughts, feelings, or drives/motives

humanistic approach

assumes that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, and happiness. positive emotions and happiness foster psychological health

cognitive approach

how we think about ourselves, other people, and the world etc,. are the keys to understanding differences between people

sociocultural

assumes we cant understand people without understanding the place and context in which we grew up

neuropsychological-behavioral genetic approach

influenced by differences in basic genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems between individual

evolutionary approach

body, brain, and environment coexist and coevolved and such more than any psychological perspective the evolutionary perspective emphasizes that what we think and feel is always an interaction between nature and nurture

Who helped psycology blossom into a full-fledged science

Wundt

Who is the founder of american psychology

William James

evolution

the change over time in which the frenquency with which specific genes occur within a breeding species

Who contributed to the theory of natural selection

Charles Darwin

psychology is best defies as the scientific study of

human thought and behavior

how does psychology differ from sociology

psychology studies individuals, sociology studies groups

what subdiscipline of psychology examines how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors change over the life span

developmental psychology

a psychologist has conducted a series of studies on which part of the brain is most active during a memory task, she is probably

a behavioral neuroscientist

what perspective in psychology assumes that the unconscious is the most powerful force behind most behavior

psychoanalysis

who argued that thoughts, feelings, and motives are unimportant in understanding human behavior

behaviorists

positive psychology is a modern version of which school of thought

humanism

what kind of psychologist would be most interested in understanding what it means to be fully functioning

humanistic

what kind of psychologist would focus on what people do and not how they think or feel

behavioral

what perspective argues that unconscious thoughts and feelings are the most important in a persons personality

Psychoanalytic; Psychodynamic