psychology is the systematic study of behavior and mental processes. It is not limited to humans, and is intended to include other animals as well as the rationale for animal study.

scientific method is a procedure for conducting research that states that a testable hypothesis should be verifiable and the results repeatable

clinical psychology is a field of psychology that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders

counseling psycholgoy is a field of psychology that provides services to moderately disturbed patients

school psychology is a field of psychology that provides services in a school setting

industrial-organizational psychology is a field of psychology that focuses on issues in business and industry

experimental psychology is a field of psycholgoy that typically involves laboratory research in basic areas of the discipline

social psychology is a field of psychology that is concerned with how social conditions affect the individual

developmental psychology is a field of psychology that examines the impact of maturational processes and experience on behavior

psychometric psychology is a field of psychology that specializes in the measurement of specific behaviors

rationalis is a philosophical approach that argues that human behavior can be best understood by the application of reason, logic, and common sense

mechanism is a view of the world as a machine

empiricism is a philisophical approach that argues for study through observation

introspection is a technique of self-observation

Gestalt psychology is a view of psychology that claimed that the whole is different from the sum of its parts

structuralism is a psychological approach that emphasized studying the elemental structures of consciousness

functionalism is an approach to studying psychology that emphasized the functions of consciousness

behaviorism is an approach to studying psychology that argued that actual behavior was the only event worthy of analysis

the behaviorist approach is an orientation in psychology that emphasizes the importance of environmental determinants on behavior

the biological approach is an approach to understanding psychology in terms of physiological and molecular mechanisms

the cognitive approach is an approach to understanding psychology that emphasizes mental processes