Ap Psychology Myers 9E Prologue

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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

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Structuralism

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A school of psychology that focused on how out mental and behavioural processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish

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Functionalism

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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behaviour without reference to mental processes

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Behaviourism

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Historically significant perspective that growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth

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Humanistic Psychology

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The science of behaviour and mental processes

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Psychology

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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviours

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Nature-Nurture issue

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analysing any given phenomenon

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Levels of Analysis

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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis

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Biopsychosocial Approach

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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

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Basic Research

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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Applied Research

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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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Counselling Psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

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Clinical Psychology

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A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatment as well as psychology therapy

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Psychiatry

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A study method incorporating five steps

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Survey, Question, Read, Rehearse, Review (SQ3R)