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28 Cards in this Set
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Introspection |
Looking Inward |
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School of thought |
Represent major theories in psychology |
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Schools of thought/ Current perspectives |
Structuralism & functionalism/ neuroscience, evolutionary, behavior genetics, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, social-culture. |
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Structuralism |
Theory of consciousness |
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Functionalism |
Philosophy opposing structuralism |
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Behaviorism |
The view that PSY 1) should be an objective science that 2) studies behavior without reference mental processes. Most researchers agree with (1) but not with (2). |
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Humanistic Psychology |
Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people. |
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Cognitive neuroscience |
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
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Psychology |
The science of behavior and mental processes |
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Nature-Nurture Issue |
The longstanding controversy of the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors raising from the interaction of nature and nurture. |
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Natural Selection |
The principal that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to the succeeding generations. |
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Levels of Analysis |
The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. |
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Biopsychosocial Approach |
An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis. |
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Neuroscience |
How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences. |
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Evolutionary |
How the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes. |
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Behavior Genetics |
How our genes and our environment influence our individual differences. |
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Psychodynamic |
How behavior springs from unconscious drivers and conflicts. |
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Behaviorial |
How we learn observable responses. |
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Cognitive |
How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information. |
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Social-cultural |
How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures. |
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Basic Research |
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
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Applied Research |
Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems. |
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Counseling Psychology |
A branch of PSY that assists people with problems in,giving (often related to school, work, or marriage) and achieving a greater well being. |
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Clinical Psychology |
A branch of of PSY that studies, assess, and treats people with psychological disorders. |
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Psychiatry |
A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments and psychological therapy. |
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Positive Psychology |
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 |
A branch of pSY that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups. |
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Freudian Psychology |
Psychoanalysis, unconscious mind is key to understanding conscious thoughts and behavior. |
