Psychology Concepts and Terms

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Levels of Analysis

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural levels of analysis.

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Neuroscience Focus

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How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences.

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Behavior Genetics Focus

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How our genes and our environment influence our individual differences.

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Psychodynamic Focus

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How behavior springs from unconscious drive and conflicts.

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Cognitive Focus

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How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.

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Social-cultural Focus

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How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures.

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Applied Research

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.

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Counseling Psychology

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A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being.

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Clinical Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.

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Double-blind Procedure

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An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.