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Psychology Exam 1
nature-nurture etc
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Undergraduate 1
02/10/2009

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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 psychology
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assists pople w/ problems in living and in achieving greater well-being
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clinical psychology
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studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
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structuralism
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using intropsection to search for the mind's structural elements. proposed by titchener
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functionalism
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focused on how mental and behavioral processes function--how they enable the organism to flourish, adapt, and survive. proposed by James
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humanistic psychology
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historically significant perspective that emphaisized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth
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psychology
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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empiricism
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the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation
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natural selection
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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
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psychiatry
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deals w/ psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy
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level of analysis
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the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
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biopsychosocial approach
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an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
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