Unit 1A: History & Perspectives Vocab

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Psychology

The science of behavior and mental processes

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Humanistic Psychology

How our needs of love, acceptance, and self-fulfillment are met.

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Behavioral Psychology

How observable responses (behaviors) are learned

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Biological Psychology

How the biology of the brain and nervous system actually function (neuroscience).

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Cognitive Psychology

How information is remembered, processed, and communicated.

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Evolutionary Psychology

How behaviors and the mind have evolved.

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Psychodynamic Psychology

How the unconscious mind affects the conscious mind.

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Social-Cultural psychology

How different cultures and environments affect our behavior

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Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Psychology used to maximize efficiency in the workplace.

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Clinical Psychology

Profession that assesses and treats mental and behavioral disorders

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Psychiatry

Profession that prescribes medication or therapy for those with mental and behavioral disorders

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Nature vs. Nurture

Biggest debate in psychology: are people born with certain traits or do they develop with experience?

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