AP Psychology Unit 1: Psychology’s History & Approaches

Invented structuralism

Invented natural selection

Memory researcher who was mentored by William James and went through a lot to become the first woman president of the American Psychological Association

Psychology's first female PhD and second female APA president

The idea that knowledge comes from experience and therefore science should only be based on observations and experiments

An early psychological idea that encouraged people to look inside themselves and use self reflection to discover the structural elements of the mind

A type of psychology that deals with our mental and behavioral processes and how they function

The study of behavior and thinking through experiments

The idea that psychology should be objective and should study behavior without dealing with mental processes

A historically important perspective that emphasized a healthy person's potential for personal growth

The study of brain activity linked with mental activity

The science of behavior and mental processes

The controversy over the contributions of biology and experience to psychology-related traits and behaviors

Darwin's idea that nature selects certain traits to be passed down that best enable an organism to survive

The different approaches to looking at any given phenomenon (biological, psychological, social-cultural, etc.)

An approach that considers the influences of biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors

Studies how biological and psychological processes are related

Studies the roots of behavior and mental processes using natural selection

Studies how a person's unconscious affects their behavior and uses this information to help treat psychological disorders

The scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by the principles of learning

The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

The study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking; states that much of your behavior and your feelings are dictated by the culture you live in

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

Pure scientific research that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span

The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

The study of a person's individual pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

Scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to other people

Scientific study intended to solve practical problems

The use of psychological ideas and methods to bettering human behavior in the work place

Study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and efficient machines and environments

Type of psychology that helps people with problems related to living and in bettering their well-being

Type of psychology that studies, analyzes, and treats people with psychological disorders

Type of medicine that has to do with psychological disorders. Practiced by physicians who provide medical treatments as well as psychotherapy