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Psychology
12th Grade
03/07/2013

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Term
psychology
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The scientific study of behavoir and mental processes.
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empiricism
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The view that a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and b) science flourishes through observation and experiment.
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structuralism
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An early school of thought that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
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functionalism
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A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
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humanistic psychology
Definition
Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth.
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nature-nuture issue
Definition
The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
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natural selection
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The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those tontributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
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levels of analysis
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The differing complementary views 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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basic research
Definition
Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
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applied research
Definition
Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
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counseling psychology
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A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.
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clinical psychology
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A branch of psychology that studies, asseses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
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psychiatry
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A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (i.e. drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy.
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