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12 Cards in this Set
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APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
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THE BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY CONCERNED WITH EVERYDAY, PRACTICAL PROBLEMS
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BEHAVIORISM
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A THEORETICAL ORIENTATION BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD STUDY ONLY OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR
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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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THE BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY CONCERNED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND DISORDER
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EMPIRICISM
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THE PREMISE THAT KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE ACQUIRED THROUGH OBSERVATION
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EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
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EXAMINES BEHAVIOR PROCESSES IN TERMS OF THEIR ADAPTIVE VALUE FOR MEMBERS OF A SPECIES OVER THE COURSE OF MANY GENERATIONS
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FUNCTIONALISM
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BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE FUNCTIONS OR PURPOSE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, RATHER THAN ITS STRUCTURE
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HUMANISM
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A THEORETICAL ORIENTATION THAT EMPHASIZES THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF HUMANS, ESPECIALLY THEIR FREEDOM AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL GROWTH
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NATURAL SELECTION
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HERITABLE CHARACTERISTICS THAT PROVED A SURVIVAL OR REPRODUCTIVE ADVANTAGE ARE MORE LIKELY THAN ALTERNATIVE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE PASSED ON TO SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS AND THUS COME TO BE "SELECTED" OVER TIME
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PSYCHIATRY
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A BRANCH OF MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND DISORDERS
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PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY
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ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN PERSONALITY, MOTIVATION AND MENTAL DISORDERS BY FOCUSING ON UNCONSCIOUS DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIOR
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STRUCTURALISM
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BASED ON THE NOTION THAT THE TASK OF PSYCHOLOGY IS TO ANALYZE CONSCIOUSNESS INTO ITS BASIC ELEMENTS AND INVESTIGATE HOW THESE ELEMENTS ARE RELATED
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THEORY
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A SYSTEM OF INTERRELATED IDEAS USED TO EXPLAIN A SET OF OBSERVATIONS
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