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

Advanced Placement Psychology
Enterprise High School, Redding, CA
All terms from Myers Psychology for AP (BFW Worth, 2011)

2803000038	Empiricism	The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should therefore rely on observation and experimentation.		0
2803000039	Structuralism	Developed by Edward Bradford Titchener, it focused on self-reflection and introspection. Highly unreliable.		1
2803000040	Functionalism	A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.		2
2803000041	Experimental Psychology	The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.		3
2803000042	Behaviorism	The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).		4
2803000043	Humanistic Psychology	The historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth.		5
2803000044	Cognitive Neuroscience	The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with thinking including perception, thinking, memory, and language.		6
2803000045	Psychology	The science of behavior and mental processes.		7
2803000046	Nature-Nurture Issue	The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of the two.		8
2803000047	Natural Selection	The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.		9
2803000048	Levels of Analysis	The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.		10
2803000049	Biopsychosocial Approach	An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.		11
2803000050	Biological Psychology	A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.		12
2803000051	Evolutionary Psychology	The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection.		13
2803000052	Psychodynamic Psychology	A branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.		14
2803000053	Behavioral Psychology	Method of changing abnormal behavior thru systematic program based on the learning principles of CLASSICAL conditioning, OPERANT Conditioning, or OBSERVATIONAL Learning.		15
2803000054	Cognitive Psychology	The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.		16
2803000055	Social-Cultural Psychology	The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.		17
2803000056	Psychometrics	The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.		18
2803000057	Basic Research	One of the two main types of research, pure research that aims to confirm an existing theory or to learn more about a concept or phenomenon		19
2803000058	Developmental Psychology	A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.		20
2803000059	Educational Psychology	The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning.		21
2803000060	Personality Psychology	The study of an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.		22
2803000061	Social Psychology	The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.		23
2803000062	Applied Research	One of the two main types of research, conducted specifically to solve practical problems and improve the quality of life.		24
2803000063	Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology	The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.		25
2803000064	Human Factors Psychology	A branch of psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.		26
2803000065	Counseling Psychology	A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.		27
2803000066	Clinical Psychology	A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.		28
2803000067	Psychiatry	A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.		29
2803000068	SQ3R	A study method incorporating five steps Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review.		30

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