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psychology |
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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behavior |
observable and measurable actions of people and animals |
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cognitive activites |
private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving |
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psychological constructs |
theoretical entities, or concepts that enable one to discuss something that can not be seen, touched, or measured directly |
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theory |
a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does |
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principle |
a rule or law |
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basic research |
research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem |
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introspection |
an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
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associationism |
a learned connection between two ideas or events |
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structuralism |
the school of psychology, founded by Wilhelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings |
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functionalism |
the school of psychology, founded by William James that emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes |
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behaviorism |
the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behaver |
