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psychology
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the science that seeks to understand behavior and mental processes, and to apply that understanding in the service of human welfare.
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biological approach
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assumes that biological factors affect behavior and mental events.
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evolutionary approach
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emphasizes how behavior and mental phenomena emerge as adaptations that help organims survive their environments.
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cognative approach
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emphasize the importance of thoughts and other mental processes. How people take in, mentally represent, and store information.
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behavioral approach
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Behavior is a result of learning (esp. reinforcement- rewards and punishment)
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Humanistic approach
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behavior is guided by each individual's ability to choose how to think and to act (ex: Roger's therapy ideas)
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Psychodynamic approach
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behavior represents unconscious struggles within (ex: Freudian slip)
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clinical subfield
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asseses and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders
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cognitive subfield
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study human perception, thinking and memory
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developmental subfield
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study the psychological development of the human being that takes place throughout life.
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personality subfield
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study how we are alike and how we are different from eachother
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educational subfield
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concentrate on how effective teaching and learning take place
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school subfield
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use tests to identify disabilities and plan interventions to improve student performance
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industrial subfield
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apply psychological principles and research methods to the workplace
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biological subfield
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use high-tech scanning devices and other methods to study how processes in the brain and other organs affect, and are affected by behavior and mental processes
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individualistic cultures
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value personal rather than group goals and achievements
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collectivistic cultures
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value group rather than personal goals and achievements
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positive psychology
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research area that focuses on positive experiences and characteristics
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