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Psychology |
Study of mental and behavior processes |
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Basic research |
Pure science or research |
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Applied research |
Research designed to solve specific practical problems |
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Structuralism |
Theory that the structure of conscious experience could be understood by analyzing the basic elements of thoughts and sensations |
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Functionalism |
Theory that emphasized the functions of consciousness or the ways consciousness helps people adapt to their environment |
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Psychoanalysis |
Theory of personality and therapeutic technique that attributes our thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts |
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Gestalt psychology |
Psychology perspective that emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes |
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Behaviorism |
The theory that psychology should only study observable behaviors, not mental processes |
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Behavior Genetics |
The study of the relative effects of how genes and environmental influences our behavior. |
