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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