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| What is psychology (definition)? |
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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
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| Claims presented as scientific but lacks supporting evidence, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status |
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| Early approach that emphasized the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements; Interested in the “what” of mental content. |
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| Early approach that emphasized the function or purpose of behavior and consciousness; Interested in how and why something happens…what is the function or purpose? |
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| What is the Biological Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with actions, feelings and thoughts. |
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| What is the Behaviorist Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes how the environment and experience control a person’s or animal’s behaviors. |
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| What is the Cognitive Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes mental processes in perception, memory, language, problem solving and other areas of behavior |
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| What is the Sociocultural Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior |
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| What is the Psychodynamic Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts or the movement of instinctual energy as driving behavior. |
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| What is the Humanistic Perspective of Psychology? |
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| Emphasizes personal growth and the achievement of human potential, rather than the scientific understanding an assessment of behavior. |
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| What is an eclectic approach? |
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| An eclectic approach is the combination of multiple, different perspectives to create new theories. |
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