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30 Cards in this Set
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Psych
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greek word for soul, spirit, self, or life
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Ology
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a branch of knowledge
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behavorist
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scientists who believe that psychology should be an objective science
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Humanistic psychology
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emphasizes growth potential
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cognitive revolution
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result of perception, sensation, notion, or intuition
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nature-nurture issue
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the controversy between the contribution of biology(genes and experience.
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neuroscience
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how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences
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evolutionary
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how the natural selection of trait promotes the perception of one's genes
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behavior genetics
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How much our genes and our environment influence our individual differences
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psychodynamic
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How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
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Behavioral
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How we learn observable responses
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Cognitive
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How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
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Social-cultural
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How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
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Humanistic psychology
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emphasizes the importance of current environmental influence on our growth potential and the importance of love and acceptance
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cognitive revolution
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the importance of internal thought processes the way we perceive, process, and remember info
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cognitive neuroscience
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the study of activity underlying thought
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behavior
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anything an organism does
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Mental Processes
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Internal, subjective experiences we infer fro behaviors sensation, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, beliefs and feelings)
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Biopsychosocial approach
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an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, an social-cultural levels of analysis
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biological psychologist
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exploring the links between brain and mind
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developmental psychology
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studying the changes in abilities from womb to tomb
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Cognitive psychologists
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experimenting with how we perceive, think, and solve problems
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personality psychologists
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investigation our persistent traits
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social psychologists
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exploring how we view one another
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applied reasearch
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tackles basic problems
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basic research
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builds psychology knowledge base
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counseling psychologist
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help people cope with challenges by recognizing strengths and resources
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clinical psychologists
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asses and treat mental emotional and behavior disorders
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psychiatrists
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provide psychotherapy are medical doctors licensed to prescribe drugs and treat physical causes of psychological disorders
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psychology
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scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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