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AP Psych Unit 1
AP Psychology Flashcards Unit 1
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Psychology
11th Grade
09/08/2010

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psychology
Definition
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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functionalism (old school)
Definition
*how mental and behavioral processes enable the organishm to adapt, survive, and flourish
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structuralism (old school)
Definition
used introspection to explote the elemental structure of the human mind
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structuralism (old school)
Definition
used introspection to explote the elemental structure of the human mind
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structuralism (old school)
Definition
used introspection to explote the elemental structure of the human mind
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neuroscience (current school)
Definition
how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
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evolutionary psychology (current school)
Definition
how the natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes
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behavioral (current school)
Definition
how we learn observable responses
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behavior genetic (current school)
Definition
how much our genes and our enviroment influence our individual differences
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psychodynamic (current school)
Definition
how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
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cognitive (current school)
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cognitive (current school)
Definition
how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
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social cultural (current school)
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how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
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correlation
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a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus how well wither factor predicts the other.
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correlation coefficient
Definition
the mathematical expression of the relationship ranging from 1 to -1
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