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| having to do with and organism's physical needs |
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| having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding |
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| the scientific, systematic study of behaviors and mental processes |
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| an assumption or prediction about behavior or an educated guess about the relationship between two variables that is tested through scientific research. |
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| a set of assumptions used to explain why something is the way it is and why it happens the way it does |
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| the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for it's own sake |
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| discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals |
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| a general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized |
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| a psychologist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences |
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| a method of self-observation in which participants report on their thoughts and feelings |
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| a psychologist who studies the function of consciousness |
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| a psychologist who studies conscious how motives and conflicts determine human bahavior |
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| a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify thier behavior based on their response to events in the environment |
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| a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directiong his or her future and acheiving personal growth |
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| a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence out behavior |
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| a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies onfluence our behaviors |
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| a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals |
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| a psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances |
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| an individual who had a PhD in psychology or education who helps people with problams of living |
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| a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders |
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| developmental psychologist |
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| a branch of psychology that studies emothional, physical, and social changes that occur throughout an individuals life cycle. |
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| psychologist concerned with helping students learn |
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| psychologisst who may work on mental health or social welfare agency operated by the government or private association |
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| industrial/organizational psychologist |
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| a psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers |
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| experimental psychologist |
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| a psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation, and emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions |
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