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15 Cards in this Set
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Structuralism
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focuses on basic elements that constitute the foundation of perception, consciousness, thinking, emotions, and other kinds of mental states
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Introspection
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A procedure used to study the structure of the mind in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when they are exposed to a stimulus
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Functionalism
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early approach to psychology that concentrated on what the mind does and the role of behavior in allowing people to adapt to their enviroments
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Gestalt Psychology
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an approach that focuses on the organization of perception and thinking in a whole sense rather than on the individual elements of perception
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5 Perspectives
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Neuroscience, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic
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Neuroscience Perspective
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biological functioning
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Psychodynamic Perspective
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behavior is motivated by inner unconscious forces over which person has little control
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Behavioral perspective
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Observable behavior
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Cognitive Perspective
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examines how people understand and think about the world
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Humanistic Perspective
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Contends that people can control their behavior and that they naturally try to reach their full potential.
FREE WILL |
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Historical Roots of Psychology?
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Established by Wilhelm Wundt in Germany in 1879
Structuralism, functionalism, and gestalt theory |
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Free Will
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behavior is caused primarily by choices that are made freely by the individual
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Determinism
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people's behavior is produced by factors outside of their willful control
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Psychology's key issues and controversies?
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Nature vs Nurture
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What is the science of Pyschology?
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study of behavior and mental processes, ecompassing not just waht people do but their biological activities, feelings, perceptions, memory, reasoning, and thoughts
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