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| the scientific study of behavior and metal processes |
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| observable and measurable actions of people and animals |
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| theoretical entities or concepts that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen touched or measured derectly |
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| a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does |
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| research that is conducted for its own sake that is without seeking a solution to a specific problem |
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| an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
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| a learned connection between two ideas or events |
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| the school of psychology founded by Wilhelm Wundt that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjectivee feelings |
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| the school of psychology founded by William James, that emphasizes the purpose of behavior and metal processes |
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| the school of psychology founded by John Watson,that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior |
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| The school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful wholes |
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| The school of psychology,founded by Sigmund Freud,that emphasizes the importance of unconsious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior |
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| The theory that most of what fills an individual's mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulse,urges and wishes. |
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| The psychological perspective that emphasizes the influnces of biology on behavior |
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| The theory focusing on the evolution of behavior and metal processes |
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| Psychoanalytic Perspective |
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| The perspective that stresses the influnces of unconscious forces on human behavior |
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| The psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasixes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices |
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| The psychological point of view the emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior |
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| the theory that suggests that people have ability to change their enviroments or create new ones |
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| Sociocultural Perspective |
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| in psychology,the perspective that focuses on the roles of ethicity,gender,cultural,and socioenomic status in personality formation behavior and metal processes |
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| A group united by cultural heritage,race,language,or common history. |
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| The viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought process in determining behavior |
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| Private,unobservable mental process such as sensation,perception,though and problem solving |
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