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Psychology
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01/26/2009

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Psychology "word derive"
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Greek roots Psyche- soul or mind Logos-word
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Psychology
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scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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Behavior
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it is everything we do that can directly be observed
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Mental Processes
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It describes thought feelings, motives we experience privately cant be observed
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Science
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it is the use of scientific methods to observe describe predict explain behavior
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Free Will
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the belief that behavior is caused by an individual's independent decision making.
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Believer in free will
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assumes that even with complete information regarding causes and conditions predictions regarding human behavior can never be fully accurate
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Determinism
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the assumption that everything that happens has a cause or determinant in the observable world.
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A determinist
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assumes everything that happens has a cause that can be known.
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Dualism
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is the belief that the mind is separate from the brain but somehow controls the brain
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Monism
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view that conscious experience is generated by and therefore is inseparable from the brain
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Nature
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Some scientists think that people behave as they do according to genetic predispositions or even "animal instincts."
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Nuture
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Other scientists believe that people think and behave in certain ways because they are taught to do so.
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Developmental psychologist
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studies the behavioral capacities typical of different ages and how behavior changes with age
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Cognitive Psychologist
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studies the processes of thinking and acquiring knowledge
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Bio-psychologist
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tries to explain behavior in terms of biological factors
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evolutionary psychologist
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tries to explain behavior in terms of natural selection pressures promoting behaviors that lead to success in reproduction and survival
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Social psychologist
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studies how an individual influences and is influenced by other people
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cross-cultural psychologist
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compares the behavior of people from different cultures
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Psychiatrists
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trained as medical doctors can prescribe prescription drugs
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Industrial psychologist
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study people’s behavior in the workplace
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school psychologist
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specializes in the psychological condition of the students
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counseling psychologist
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works with career development and transitioning, adjustments in marital, social, behavioral, academic and vocational.
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Clinical psychologist
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advanced degrees in psychology, with a specialty in understanding and helping people with mental and emotional problems
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Psychoanalysts
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are psychotherapists who use mental health treatment strategies that are based on the theories and methods pioneered by Freud
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Forensic psychologist
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provide advice and consultation to those who work in the criminal justice system
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William Wundt
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father of psychology, was a physician who did research on the workings of the senses. Also first lab
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Introspection
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to observe and report, to look within yourselves, to introspect.
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Edward Titchener
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student of wundt and founder of structuralism
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Structuralism
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describes structures that compose the mind and its sensations feelings and images
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William James
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wrote principles of psychology and founded functionalism
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Functionalism
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understand how mental processes produce useful behaviors
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Charles Darwin
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Forced scientists to consider that humans and other species had basic features in common, such as ancestors and intelligence
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Comparative psychologist
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compare different animal species
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Francias Galton
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