AP Psychology Unit 1

  1. Behaviorism

    • Believes that psychology should be an objective science that focuses on observable behaviors without referencing mental processes

  2. Counseling Psychology

    • Helps patients overcome and cope with life challenges

  3. Biopsychosocial Approach

    • Looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence health

  4. Applied Research Domains

    • Focus on applying psychological research to practical domains

  5. Educational Psychology

    • Studies influences on teaching and learning

  6. Cognitive Psychology

    • Conducts experiments that explore how humans think, solve problems, and perceive the world around us

  7. Cognitive Approach

    • Focuses on how individuals interpret, process, and remember information

  8. Heritability

    • Mathematical measure of variation in a population related to genes

  9. Psychiatrists

    • Provide psychotherapy and are medical doctors who can prescribe drugs and treat mental disorders

  10. Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Approach

    • Focuses on the unconsciousness (analyzing dreams, tries to access repressed memories)

  11. Clinical Psychology

    • Treats individuals with psychological disorders

  12. Social Psychology

    • Study how individuals influence one another in a society

  13. Biological Approach

    • Seeks to understand links between our biological and psychological processes

  14. Reciprocal Determinism

    • Environment, behavior, and the individual can affect each other