AP Psychology Test Answers – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Jazzlyn Howe
in the early days psychology was defined as
science of mental health
“psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed”
John B. Watson
today psychology is defined as
science of behavior and mental processes
who introduced the early school of structuralism
Edward Titchener
who wrote the early textbook Principles of Psychology
William James
exemplifies the issue of the relative importance of nature and nurture on our behavior
the issue of relative influence of biology and experience on behavior
the 17th century philosopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes through sensory experience
Locke
17th century philosopher that believed some ideas are innate
Descartes
psychological perspective that emphasizes the interaction of the brain and body in behavior
biological
a psychologist who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ is working from the ___________________ perspective
social-cultural
a psychologist who conducts experiments solely intended to build psychology’s knowledge base is engaged in
basic research
psychologists who study assess and treat troubled people are called
clinical psychologists
today psychology is a discipline that
connects with a diversity of other fields
sequence of steps in the SQ3R method
survey, question, read, review, reflect
psychologists who study how brain activity is linked to memory, perception, and other thought processes are called
cognitive neuroscientists
biological perspective
how the body and brain create emotions, memories, and sensations
social-cultural perspective
how people differ as products of different environments
psychiatry
the medical treatment of psychological disorders
clinical psychology
the study, assessment, and treatment of troubled people
humanistic perspective
the historically significant perspective that emphasized peoples potential for growth
behavioral perspective
the mechanisms by which observable responses are acquired and changed
industrial-organizational psychology
behavior in the work place
cognitive perspective
how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
basic research
adds to psychology’s knowledge base
applied research
the study of practical problems
evolutionary perspective
how natural selection favors traits that promote the perpetuation of ones genes
psychodynamic perspective
the disguised effects of unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas
structuralism
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the contents of the mind
functionalism
an early school of psychology that focused on the adaptive value of thoughts and behavior
behaviorism
the view that psychology should be an objective science that avoids reference to mental processes
cognitive neuroscience
brain activity linked with perception, thinking, memory, and language
control variable/group
the variables that are not changed throughout the trials in an experiment
independent variable
variable that is manipulated or changed
dependent variable
