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Undergraduate 2
09/30/2012

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What is psychology (definition)?
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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What is pseudoscience?
Definition
Claims presented as scientific but lacks supporting evidence, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status
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What is structuralism?
Definition
Early approach that emphasized the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements; Interested in the “what” of mental content.
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What is functionalism?
Definition
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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