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20 Cards in this Set
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Wilhelm Wundt
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Established the first psychology laboratory
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Edward Titchner
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used introspection to search for the minds structural elements
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Mary Whiton Calkins
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Became the first female president of the american psychological association
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Behaviorism
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The belief that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
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Humanistic Psychology
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historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth of potential of healthy people
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John B. Watson
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studied human conditioning, known for the little albert experiment.
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B.F. Skinner
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Said that consequences shaped behavior
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition
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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 long standing controversy over the deciding of whether genes or experiences shape how we live and behave.
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natural selection
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created by darwin it is the belief that the inherited traits we get and pass down have been passed down from previous generations because they are useful for reproduction and survival and the traits that they find useful overtime will be passed down to the next generation, will change with what is needed for survival
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levels of analysis
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the differing views from biological to psychological that are used in analyzing any given phenomenon
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biopsychosocial approach
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an approach that combines the biological, psychological, and social approach 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 studies that aim to solve problems
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counseling psychology
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a branch of psychology that helps people get better with living and also just achieve a greater sense of 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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psychiatry
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a branch of medicine that is focused on psychological disorders that is done by physicians who provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
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positive psychology
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the scientific study of human functioning with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.
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community psychology
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a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how their environments affect them.
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