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Psychology
the scientific study of thought and behavior
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Cognitive Psychology
the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems
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Developmental Psychology
the study of how thought and behavior change and remain stable across the life span
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Behavioral Neuroscience
the study of the links among brain, mind, and behavior
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Biological Psychology
the study of the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they influence behavior and thought
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Personality Psychology
the study of what makes people unique and the consistencies in people’s behavior across time and situations
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Social Psychology
the study of how living among others influences thought, feeling, and behavior
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Clinical Psychology
the study of the treatment, emotional, and behavioral disorders and the promotion of psychological health
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Health Psychology
the study of the role that psychological factors play in regard to physical health and illness
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Educational Psychology
the study of how students learn, the effectiveness of particular teaching techniques, the social psychology of schools, and the psychology of teaching
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Industrial/ Organizational Psychology
application of psychological concepts and questions to work settings
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Sports Psychology
the study of psychological factors in sports and exercise. (Visualization)
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Forensic Psychology
field that blends psychology, law, and criminal justice
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Shaman
medicine men or women who treat people with mental problems by driving out their demons with elaborate rituals, such as exorcisms, incantations, and prayers
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Trephination
drilling a small hole in the skull to release spirits or demons
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Asylums
facilities for treating the mentally ill in Europe during the Middle Ages and into the 19th century
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Moral Treatment
19th century approach to treating the mentally ill with dignity in a caring environment
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Psychoanalysis
a clinically based approach to understanding psychological disorders; assumes that the unconscious mind is the most powerful force behind thought and behavior
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Empiricism
the view that all knowledge and thoughts come from experience
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Psychophysics
the first scientific form of psychology; laboratory studies of the subjective experience of physical sensations
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Structuralism
19th century school of psychology that argued that breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior
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Introspection
the main method of investigation for structuralists; it involves looking into one’s own mind for information about the nature of conscious experience
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Functionalism
19th century school of psychology that argued it was better to look at why the mind works the way it does than to describe its parts
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Behaviorism
a school of thought that proposed that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives
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Humanistic Psychology
a theory of psychology that focuses on personal growth and meaning as a way of reaching one’s highest potential
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Positive Psychology
scientific approach to studying, understanding, and promoting healthy and positive psychological functioning
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Gestalt Psychology
a theory of psychology that maintains that we perceive things as wholes rather than as a compilation of parts
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Nature through Nurture
the position that the environment interacts with biology to shape who we are and what we do
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Mind-body Dualism
the idea that the mind and body are separate entities
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Evolution
the change over time in the frequency with which specific genes occur within a breeding species
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Natural selection
feedback process whereby nature favors one design over another because it has an impact on reproduction
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Adaptations
inherited solutions to ancestral problems that have been selected for because they contribute in some way to reproductive success
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Evolutionary Psychology
the branch of psychology that studies human behavior by asking what adaptive problems it may have solved for our early ancestors
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