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Psych Final
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/03/2010

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What is psychology?
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the study of the mind, brain, and behavior
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What does the mind aspect refer to?
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mental activity; what we perceive, think, feel.
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what does the brain aspect refer to?
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the biological processes of the brain.
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what does the behavior aspect refer to?
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what people actually do
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who came up with dualism?
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Descrates
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The mind (what is perceived and thought) is separate from the brain (biological processes)
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dualism
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Found the first psychology lab;

came up with the method of introspection

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Willhelm Wundt
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Who came up with structuralism?
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edward titchner
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the mind can be understood by studying the basic elements of consciousness
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structrulalism
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argues that the mind was too complicated to be analyzed as a series of elements; should examine the function of the mind
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principle of psychology
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an approach concerned with the adaptive value of the mind and behavior
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functionalism 
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the whole is different that the sum of its parts; an individuals experience is not simply the sum of elements making up that experience
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gestalt psychology
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