Individual #psychology__psychological_science__psychologicalscience the science of mental life
instance of: #scientific_discipline
>part: #associationism theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
>part: #differential_psychology the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals
>part: #experimental_psychology__psychonomics the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues
>part: #psychophysics__psychophysic the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects
>part: #behaviorism__behaviourism__behavioristic_psychology__behavioristicpsychology__behaviouristicpsychology an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
>part: #functionalism.psychology a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
>part: #cognitive_psychology__cognitivepsychology an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes
>part: #memory.cognitive_psychology the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"
>part: #problem_solving.cognitive_psychology the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems
>part: #psycholinguistics__psycholinguistic the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance
>part: #applied_psychology__appliedpsychology__industrial_psychology any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.
>part: #psychometry__psychometrics__psychometric__psychometrika any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
>part: #developmental_psychology__developmentalpsychology__genetic_psychology__geneticpsychology__child_psychology__childpsychology the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
>part: #comparative_psychology__comparativepsychology__animal_psychology the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
>part: #physiological_psychology__physiologicalpsychology__neuropsychology__psychophysiology the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes
>part: #Gestalt_psychology__configurationism an approach to psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
>part: #social_psychology the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
>part: #group_dynamics the branch of social psychology that studies the dynamics of interaction in social groups
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