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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation. |
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| Tichener's method to engage people in introspection and observe the elements of their experience when they looked into a rose. Didn't last as results varied. |
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| William James' explorations of down-to-earth emotions, memories, will power, habits, and moment-to-moment streams of conciousness. |
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| Explores the ways we percieve, process and remember information. |
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| Do our human traits develop through experience, or do we come equipped with them? |
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| Uses psychology's concepts and methods to help organizations and companies select and train employees more effectively, to boost morale and productivity, to design products, and to implement systems. |
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Help people cope with challenges by recognizing their strengths and resources.
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| Assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavior disorders |
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| Medical doctors licensed to prescribe drugs and otherwise treat physical causes of psychological disorders. |
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| I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon |
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| We tend to think we know more than we do |
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| Examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. |
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| Explains through an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts behaviors or events. |
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| A study that focuses on one person, hoping that one person represents everyone |
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| Asks people to express their thoughts and opinions |
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| The tendency to overestimate others' agreement with us. |
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| Watching and observing the behavior of organisms in their natural environment. |
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| When surveys and naturalistic observations reveal that one trait or behavior accompanies another |
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| Inversely proportional. As brushing teeth goes up, tooth decay goes down. |
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| A perceived, nonexistent correlation. |
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