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15 Cards in this Set
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Natural Selection |
Darwin's principle of an evolutionary process in which organisms that are best adapted to their environment will survive and produce offspring. |
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Psychology |
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
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Science |
The use of systematic methods to observe the natural world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusions. |
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Behavior |
Everything we do can be directly observed. |
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Mental Processes |
The thoughts, feelings, and motives that people experience privately but cannot be observed directly. |
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Critical Thinking |
The process of thinking deeply and actively asking questions and evaluating the evidence. |
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Counter Intuitive |
Contradict our intuitive (knowing to be the truth without evidence) impressions of how the world works. |
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Objective |
Not influenced be personal feelings or opinions. |
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Empirical Method |
Gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, an logical reasoning. |
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Sigmund Freud |
Three parts of your being id, ego and superego Founded psycho-dynamic approach Used psychoanalysis |
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Wihelm Wundt |
German philosopher - physician Put together piece of philosophy and natural sciene Structualism |
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Structuralism |
Wundt's approach to discovering the basic elements, or structures, of mental processes. |
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Introspect |
Looking inside |
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Functionalism |
Jame's approach to mental process, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individuals adaptation to the environment |
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William James |
American psychologist and philosopher Wasn't looking at what the mind is but rather its functions Functionalism Natural Flow of thought "stream of consciousness" |
