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23 Cards in this Set
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psychology
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scientific study of hebavior and mental process
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empiricism
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knowledge originates in experience therefore sci should rely on observations and experiments
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structuralism
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studies structure of mind (ed. bradford titchener) engaged people in self-reflective intro spection trainingg them to rpt elements of experience as looking at a rose. vaned as intropsection waned
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functionalist
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exlporation of down to earth emotions, will power, habits and moment to moment streamsofconsciousness
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humanistic psychology
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empathisis on impact of environmental influences on our growth and acceptance (rogers and maslow)
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cognitive resolution
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how mind processes retain info
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cognative psychology
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study of how we percieve, process and remember info
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Neuro Science
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study of interaction of though processes and brain fcn.
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nature-nuture debate
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do traits come from birth or does exxperience ccultivate them?
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natural selection
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charles darwin strongest/best suited survive--> thought to explain structure (whigte fur) and behaviro (anger)
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biopschosocial approch
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mix of bio, psych and sucial cultural levels of analysis
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levels of analysis
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the differeing complimentary views, from bio to psych to soc. cultual for analyzing any given phenomenon
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Behavior Genetics
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how much our genes and environ influence an individual's diferences
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Evolutionary Psych
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how natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes
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Psychodynamic
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how behavior springs from unconsci drives and conflicts
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Behavioral Psych
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how we learn observabale responses
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Cognative psych
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how we encode, process and store and retrieve information
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Social-cultural Psych
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how behav and thinking vary across situations and cultures
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Basic Research
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build's psychologgists knowledge base
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applied research
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research that aims to solve practical problems
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counseling psychiatrists
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branc that assist people with problems in living
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clinical psychiatrists
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branch that studies, asses and treats ppl with psycho disorders
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psychiatrists
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medical dr.'s licensed to prescribe meds for psycho disorders as well as psycho-therapy
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