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14 Cards in this Set
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psychology |
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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empiricism |
the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, rely on observation and experimentation |
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structuralism |
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind |
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functionalism |
a school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function
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humanistic psychology |
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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nature-nurture issue |
the long-standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
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natural selection |
the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
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levels of analysis |
the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
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biopsychosocial approach |
an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis |
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basic research |
pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
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applied research |
scientific study that aims to practical problems
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counseling psychology |
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living
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clinical psychology |
a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
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psychiatry |
a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who provide medical treatments and psychological therapy |
