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17 Cards in this Set
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Empiricism
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the view that a. knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and b. science flourishes through observationa dn experiment.
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structuralism
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an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore hte elemental structure of the huuman mind.
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fuctionalism
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a school of psychology that focused on howmental and behavioral processes function-how they enable the oraganizsm to adapt, survive, adn flourish.
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psychology
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the science of behavior and mental processes
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nature nurture issue
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the longstanding controversy over the relative contibutions tha tgenes and experience make to the development of psyhoclogical traits and behaviors
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natural selection
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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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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 traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes
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behavior genetics
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how much our genes and our environemtn 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, adn retrieve information
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social-cultural
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how behavior and htinkign vary across situations and cultures.
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basic reserach
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pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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applied reserach
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scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
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clinical psyhcology
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a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and reats people with psychological disrders
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psychiatry
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a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psycological therapy.
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