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An explanation using an integrated set of principals that organizes and predicts observations
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theory
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A branch of psychology involving the assesment and treatment of those who suffer psychological disorders
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clinical research
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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
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applied research
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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
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Basic research
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The long-standing controversy over the relative contributions of genes and experience to the development of psychological traits and behaviors
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Nature-nurture issue
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The science of behavior and mental processes
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Psychology
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The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have forseen it
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hindsight bias / i-knew-it-all-along phenomenon
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Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions
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critical thinking
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A branch of medicince dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians and sometimes involving medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy
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psychiatry
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