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the scientific study of behavior and metal processes
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Psychology
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observable and measurable actions of people and animals
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Behavior
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private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving
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Cognitive activities
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theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly
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Psychological constructs
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a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does
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Theory
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a rule or law
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Principle
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research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem
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Basic research
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an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings
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Introspection
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a learned connection between two ideas or evens
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Associationism
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the school of psychology, founded by Wihelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings
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Structuralism
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the school of psychology, founded by William James, that emphasizes the purposes of behavior and metal processes
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Functionalism
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the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
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Behaviorism
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the school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful wholes
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Gestalt psychology
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the school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior
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Psychoanalysis
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the theory that most of what fills and individual’s mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges, and wishes
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Psychodynamic thinking
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the psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior
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Biological perspective
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the theory focusing on the evolution of behavior and mental processes
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Evolutionary perspective
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the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior
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Cognitive perspective
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the psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices
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Humanistic perspective
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the perspective that stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior
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Psychoanalytic perspective
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the psychological point of view that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior
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Learning perspective
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the theory that suggests that people have the ability to change their environments or to create new ones
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Social-learning theory
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in psychology, the perspective that focuses on the roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status in personality formation, behavior, and mental processes
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Sociocultural perspective
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a group united by cultural heritage, race, language, or common history
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Ethnic group
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