Psych. Chp. 1

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Applied Psychology

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any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.

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Behavior

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observable activity in a human or animal.

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Behaviorism

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the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.

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Cognition

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the act or process of knowing; perception.

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Critical Thinking

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disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence:

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Culture

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the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group:

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Empiricism

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the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience.

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Ethnocentrism

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the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.

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Clinical Psychology

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the branch of psychology dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of personality and behavioral disorders.

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Evolutionary Psychology

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the branch of psychology that studies the mental adaptations of humans to a changing environment, especially differences in behavior, cognition, and brain structure.

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Psychodynamic

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any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors

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Functionalism

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the doctrine that emphasizes the adaptiveness of the mental or behavioral processes.

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Humanism

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a variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in God.

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Introspection

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the act of looking within oneself.

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Natural Selection

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the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures,

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Psychiatry

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the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

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Stimulus

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something that excites an organism or part to functional activity.

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Psychology

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the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.

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Unconscious

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not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition