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Introspection

Looking inside yourself to find out why you're acting a certain way / doing a certain thing

Empiricism

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

Experimental Psychology

the study of behavior and thinking using experiments

Behaviorism

The thought that psychology should be based off of observable events, not the mind

Humanistic Psychology

historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth

Focus: how we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment

Cognitive Neuroscience

disciplinary study of the brain like with perception, thinking, and memory

Psychology

the science of behavior and mental processes

Nature-Nurture Issue

Controversy over the contributions GENES and EXPERIENCE make to the development of psychological traits and behavior

Natural Selection

Traits needed to survive will most likely be passed to future generations

Biological Psychology

a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological and psychological processes

usually has to do with GENES or HEREDITY

Focus: How do the body and brain enable emotions, memory, and sensory experiences; how genes combine with the environment to influence individual decisions

Evolutionary Psychology

the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using natural selection as a guide

Focus: how the natural selection of traits promoted the survival of genes

Psychodynamic Psychology

studies how UNCONSCIOUS DRIVES and conflicts influence behavior

Focus: How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

Behavioral Psychology

the study of observable behavior and its explanation by principals of learning

Focus: How we learn observable responses

Cognitive Psychology

Study of all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

Focus: how we encode, process, store, and retrive information, and then use it in life

*concerned with how individuals INTERPRET their experiences*

Social Cultural Psychology

how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

Focus: how behavior and thinking vary across different situations and cultures

Psychometrics

the scientific study of measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

Developmental Psychology

scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

Social Psychology

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

Applied Research

scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

Industrial Organizational Psychology

application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize behavior in the workplace

Human Factors psychology

how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments

Counseling Psychology

assists people in problems in living and in achieving a greater well being

Clinical Psychology

Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

Psychiatry

a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; psychiatrists medical treatments, psychological therapy, and are considered doctors

SQ3R

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