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behaviorist
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believed you cannot observe a sensation, feeling or thought but you can observe and record people's hehavior as they respond to diff. situations
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Humanistic Psychology
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emphasized the growth potential of healty people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth
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psychology
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the scientific study 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 behavior. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture.
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levels of analysis
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the differing complementary views, from biological ty psychological to social-cultural levels of analysis
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biopsychococial approach
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an integrated approach that incorporated biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis
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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 pratical problems
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counseling psychology
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a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being
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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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