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Wilhelm Wundt
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Established first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany
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William James
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published Principles of Psychology
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behavioral
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explains human thought and behavior in terms of conditioning
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cognitive
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how we interpret, process and remember environmental events
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biological
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explains human thought and behavior strictly in terms of biological processes
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social-cultural
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how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
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psychoanalytic
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the unconscious mind controls much of our thoughts and actions
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developmental
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studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
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humanistic
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we choose most of our behaviors- these choices are guided by psychological, emotional, or spiritual needs
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axon
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extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers,through which messages are sent to other neurons or to muscles or glands
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synaptic gap
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the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite of cell body of the receiving neuron
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pons
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connects the hindbrain with the midbrain and forebrain. the pons controls facial expressions, and is located just above the medulla and toward the front
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dendrite
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the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
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neurotrasmitters
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chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons
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myelin sheath
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a layer of fatty cells segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons
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