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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| The use of systematic mehtods to observe the natural world. Including human behavior and to draw conclusions. |
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| The process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence |
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| Gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning |
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| A branch of psychology that emphasizes human strengths |
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| Structuralism- Introspection |
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| Wundt's approach to discovering the basic elements or structures of mental processes. Called this because of it's focus on identifying the structures of the human mind. |
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| James's approach to mental processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in their adaptation to the environment |
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| Darwin's principle of an evolutionary process in which organisms that are best adapted to their environment will survive and produce offspring. |
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| An approach to psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. |
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| The scientific study of the structure, function, development, genetics and biochemistry of understanding behavior, thought, and emotion. |
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| An approach to psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants |
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| It emphasizes the unconscious thought and the conflict between the biological drives and society's demands. Also think of early childhood family experiences |
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| Emphasizes the person's positive qualities and capacity for positive growth. |
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| It emphasizes the mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, think, perceive, and solve problems. |
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| Centered on evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection for the basis of human behaviors. |
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| It examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior |
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| The study of psychological disorders and the development of diagnostic categories and treatment of those disorders |
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| physical processes that underlie mental operations. |
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| Physical systems that allow us to experience the world |
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| Process by which behavior changes to adapt to changing circumstances |
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| The field of psych that examines attention, consciousness, info processing and memory. |
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| Concerned with how people become who they are. |
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| How individuals persist to attain a difficult goal and how rewards affect the experience of motivation |
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| Looks at psychological factors, lifestyle, and nature of the healthcare delievery system. |
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| Deals with people's ineractions with another, relationships, social perception and more. |
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| Clinical and Counseling Psychology |
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Clinical is involved in the studies of diagnosing and treating people.
Counseling is involved with working with people to help solve practical problems |
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