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| The scientific Study of behavior and mental processes |
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| the view that a knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and science flourishes through observation and experiement |
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| an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human human mind. |
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| a school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavior processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive and flourish. |
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| historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth. |
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| the first woman ever to receive a Ph.D in Psychology. |
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| the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. |
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| the principle that, among the range of the inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed onto succeeding generations. |
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| the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social -cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. |
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| an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis. |
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| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
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| Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
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| A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living ( often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well being |
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| A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
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| A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; praticed by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as thearapy |
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