Studied by 43 people
structuralism
classifying and understanding elements of the mind's structure
behavior genetics
the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
Mary Calkins
First Woman President APA
natural selection
the principle in which nature selects traits that would best enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a distinct environment
positive psychology
the scientific study of human flourishing with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths that help individuals and communities thrive
industrial-organizational (I/O)
application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces
psychology
the science/study of behavior and mental processes
psychodynamic
how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
Charles Darwin
Natural Selection
Sigmund Freud
Psychodynamic
introspection
a self-reflection of one's mind and its psychological processes
cognitive
how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
Jean Piaget
Child Cognitive Development
nature-nurture issue
controversy about whether human traits are inherited or developed through our experiences
educational
studying influences on teaching and learning
G. Stanley Hall
First President APA
humanistic
how we achieve personal growth
clinical
Studies assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
testing effect
an enhanced memory after retrieving information rather than simply rereading information
William James
Functionalism
Margaret Washburn
First Woman PHD
biological continued
how our genes and environment influence our individual differences
social-cultural
how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism/First Lab
empiricism
the idea that knowledge comes from experience, and that observation and experimentation enable scientific knowledge
behavioral
how we learn observable responses
counseling
Assists people with problems in living and achieving greater well-being
Ivan Pavlov
Classical Conditioning
John B. Watson and B.F Skinner
Behaviorism
SQ3R
a study method using these five steps, Survey Question, Read, Retrieve, Reread
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
Humanism
biological
how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
human factors
how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe
evolutionary
how the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes
psychiatry
medicine dealing with psychological disorders
Dorothea Dix
Reformer
developmental
studying our changing abilities from womb to tomb
personality
investigating our persistent traits
social
exploring how we view and affect one another
community
studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
functionalism
how mental and behavioral processes function and how they are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
psychoanalysis
the ways our unconscious and childhood experiences affect our behavior
behaviorism
studies behavior without reference to mental proceses
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