AP Psychology Vocab unit 1

social-cultural psychology

the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

biopsychosocial approach

an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis

psychology

the science of behavior and mental processes

psychodynamic psychology

a branch of psychology that emphasizes the influence of unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior ,and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.

social psychology

the scientific study of how we can think about, influence, and relate to one another

humanistic psychology

a school of psychology that focused on how humans can flourish and achieve their full potential

behavioral psychology

the scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning

cognitive psychology

the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering , and communicating

evolutionary psychology

the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection

biological psychology

a branch of psychology concerned with the lines between physical processes and behavior

behaviorism

the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with(2).