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13 Cards in this Set
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Psychology
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The Science of individual behavior and mental process
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Structuralism
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A historical school of psychology devoted touncovering the basic structures that make up mind andthought
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Introception
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The process of reporting on one's own inner conscious experience.
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Functionalism
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A historical school of pyschology that believed mental processes could best be understood adaptive pupose and function
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Biologoical View
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the psychology perspective that searches
for the causes of behavior in the functioning of genes the brain and nervous system and the endoine (hormone) system. |
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Evolutionary View
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A relatively new perspective in psychology that views behavior and mental processes in terms of genetic adaptions for survival and reproduction.
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Cognitive View
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The psychological perspective that empasizes mental processing and interation of experience
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psychodynamic view
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A veiwpoint that emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires, memories and conflicts
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Behavioral View, Behaviorism
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A psychological perspective that finds the source of our actions in environmental stimuli, rather than in inner mental processes
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Culture
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a term referring to a complex blend of language, beliefs customs, values, and traditions developed b a group of people and shared with others in the same environment
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Clinical Psychologist
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psychological practitioners who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders
* psychological practitioners help people deal with a variety of problems including: relationships, vocational choices. |
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Engineering Psychologist
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Applied psychologist who specialize in making, objects and environments easier, more efficient, or more comfortable for people to use
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Industrial & Organizational Psychologist
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Applied psychologist who specialize in modifying th work environment to maximize productivity and morale they are often called I/O psychologist
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