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15 Cards in this Set
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Psychology |
The scientific study of behavior and mental process |
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Critical thinking |
The process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information |
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Wilhelm Wundt/introspection |
Methodology of how we form sensations, images, and feelings. It relied on self monitoring and reports on conscious experiences. |
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William James/Functionalism |
Studied the way the mind functions to enable humans and other animals to adapt to their environment |
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Psychoanalytic Perspective |
A focus on the unconscious process, unresolved conflicts, and past experiences. |
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Sigmund Freud/psychoanalysis |
Freud believed many psychological problems were caused by unconscious sexual or aggressive motives and conflicts between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Leading to a system of therapy known as psychoanalysis. |
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Psychodynamic perspective |
A modern approach to psychology that emphasizes unconscious dynamics, motives, conflicts, and past experiences. Based on the psychoanalytic approach but focuses more on the social and cultural factors, and less on the sexual drives. |
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Behavioral Perspective |
Emphasizes objective, observable, environmental influence on overt behavioral |
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Humanistic Perspective |
A modern approach to psychology that perceives human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking; it emphasizes free will (voluntarily chosen behavior) and self-actualization (an inborn drive to develop all one’s talents and capabilities). |
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Positive psychology |
The study of optimal human functioning; emphasizes positive emotions, traits, and institutions |
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Cognitive perspective |
Focuses on the mental processes used in thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. These mental processes include perception, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem solving, reasoning, decision making, and language. |
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Biological perspective |
Focuses on the genetics and biological processes |
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Evolutionary perspective |
Stresses the natural selection, adaptation, and reproduction |
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Sociocultural perspective |
Emphasizes social interactions and cultural determinants of behavior and metal processes |
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Biopsychosocial model |
The view that sees biological, psychology, and social processes as interrelated and interacting influences |
