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- 6. ______ psychology: the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
- 7. ________ psychology: the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning.
- 10. _________ psychology: the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
- 11. _________ psychology: the study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning.
- 13. ____________ psychology: a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.
- 15. __________ psychology: the study of an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
- 24. _____________ psychology: the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.
- 25. early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.
- 28. ________ 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.
- 29. _______ research: scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
- 30. ______ factors psychology: an I/O psychology subfield that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use.
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- 1. __________ psychology: a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.
- 2. ________ psychology: the scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.
- 3. the science of behavior and mental processes.
- 4. a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.
- 5. ___________ psychology: the study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection.
- 8. _________ psychology: a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.
- 9. early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
- 12. ___________ approach: an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.
- 14. the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
- 16. the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.
- 17. ___________ 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 nature and nurture.
- 18. 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).
- 19. ________-organizational psychology: the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.
- 20. _________ psychology: a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups.
- 21. __________ psychology: the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.
- 22. _________ psychology: the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes.
- 23. __________ 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.
- 26. ________ psychology: a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
- 27. ______ research: pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base