psychology

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biological

perspective of psychology that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior

sociocultural

perspective of psychology that examines the effects of factors such as ethnicity , gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on human behavior

humanistic

perspective of psychology that stresses the importance of human consciousness, self-awareness, and the capacity to make choices

psychoanalytic

perspective of psychology that stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior

psychology

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

experimental

type of psychologists who conduct research into basic processes, such as the functions of the nervious system or sensation and perception

counseling

type of psychologists who deal with people who have adjustment problems

clinical

type of psychologists who focus on helping people with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression

wilhem wundt

individual who established first psychology lab in germany

learning

perspective of psychology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior

cognitive activities

private mental processes, such as thoughts and memories

behaviorism

school of psychology that maintains that organisms behave in a certain ways because they are reinforced for doing so

educational

type of psychologists who are involved in prearing standardized tests

environmental

type of psychologists who study the psychological effects of the environment on peoples behavior

william james

psychologist who believed that experience is a fluid and continuous "stream of consciousness"

B.F. Skinner

psychologist who introduced the concept of reinforcement

forensic

psychologists who work within the criminal justice system

functionalism

school of psychology that focuses on how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment

structuralism

school of psychology that is concerned with discovering the basic elements of conscious experience

psychoanalysis

school of psychology that maintains that human behavior is determined by unconscious motives

behavior

any action that people can observe or measure

survey

a research method in which psychologists collect dat by asking questions of people in a particular group

theory

a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do

socrates

ancient greek who believed that people could learn much about themselves through introception


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