Psychology Chapter 1-1

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Critical Thinking

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Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions, examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence and assesses conclusions.

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A type of thinking

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Structuralism

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Early school of thought provided by Wundt and Titchner.

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Used to reveal the structure of the human mind

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Introspection

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Psychology based on immediate response to something.

How a rose makes you feel

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Functionalism

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Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin.

Explores how mental and behavioral processes function

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How they enable an organism to adapt, survive and flourish

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Behaviorism

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The view of psychology should be an objective of science that studies the behavior without reference to mental process

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Humanistic psychology

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Historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth and potential

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Psychology

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Science of behavior and mental processes

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Interdisciplinary study of the human brain actibity linked with cognition

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Natute-nurture issue

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Longstanding controversy over the relative conttibutions that genes and experiences make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors

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Natural selection

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The principal that inherited traits that better enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment will most likely be passed down to succeeding generations

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Evolutionary psychology

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The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using principals of natural selection

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Behavior genetics

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The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences of behavior

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Culture

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The endurinv behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to another

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Positive psychology

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The scientific study of human flourishing with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive

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Levels of analysis

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

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Biopsychosocial approach

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An intergrated approach that incoperates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis

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Basic research

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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

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Applied research

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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Counseling psychologist

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Branch of psych that assists people with problems in living such as work, school and marriage, and in achieving greater well being

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Clinical psychologist

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Branch of psych that studies and assesses and treats people with psychological disease

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Psychiatry

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Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as therapy

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Community psychology

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Branch of psych that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affecting individuals and groups