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empiricism
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the view that a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and b) science flourishes through observation and experiment.
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structuralism
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an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
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functionalism
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a school of pyschology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
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psychology
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the science of behavior and mental processes.
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nature-nurture issue
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the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
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natural selection
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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
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basic research
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pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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applied research
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scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
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clinical psychology
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a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
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psychiatry
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a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.
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