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| the scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| observable and measurable actions of people and animals |
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| private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation,perception,thought, and problem solving |
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| theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly |
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| a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does |
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| research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, w/o seeking a solution to a specific problem |
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| an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |
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| a learned connection between two ideas or events |
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| the school of psychcology, founded by Wilhelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings |
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| the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavoir |
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| the school of psychology, founded by William James, that emphasizes the purpose of behavior and mental processes |
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| the school of psychology, that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful words |
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| the school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determined ants of human behavior |
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| the theory that most of what fills on individuals' minds is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges, and wishes |
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| the psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior |
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| the theory focusing on the evolution of behavior and mental processes |
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| the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior |
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| the psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices |
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| psychoanalytic perspective |
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| the perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior |
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| the psychological point of view that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior |
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| the theory that suggests that people have the ability to change their environments or to create new ones |
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| sociocultural perspective |
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| in psychology, the perspective that focuses on the roles of ethnicity,gender,culture,and socioeconomic status in personality formation,behavior, and mental processes |
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| a group untitled by cultural heritage, race, language, or common history |
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