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Psychology
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the science that studies behavior and mental processes.
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Theory
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a formulation of relationships underlying observed events.
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Pure research
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research conducted without concern for immediate applications.
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Applied research
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research conducted in an effort to find solutions to particular problems
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Introspection
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deliberate looking into one’s own cognitive processes to examine one’s thoughts and feelings
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Structuralism
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the school of psychology that argues that the mind consists of three basic elements-sensations, feelings, and images-that combine to form experience.
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Functionalism
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the school of psychology that emphasizes the uses or functions of the mind rather than the elements of experience.
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Behaviorism
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The school of psychology that defines psychology as the study of observable behavior and studies relationships between stimuli and responses.
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Reinforcement
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a stimulus that follows a response and increases the frequency of the response.
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Gestalt Psychology
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The school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into wholes and to integrate separate stimuli into meaningful patterns.
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