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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/25/2012

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Empiricism
Definition
Knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
Founder: John Locke
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Structuralism
Definition
The mind was composed of many sections

Founder: Wundt & Titchener
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Functionalism
Definition
Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires, being in pain, etc.) are constituted solely by their functional role
Founder:William James
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Psychology
Definition
Science of behavior & mental processes.

Asking and answer Q's
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Nature-Nurture
Definition
Nature: the relative contribution of genetic background
Nurture: relative contribution of experience environment.
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Basic research
Definition
Pure science 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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Clinical Psychology
Definition
Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
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Dualism
Definition
Body & soul(mind) are separate but interrelated.
Soul is seat of intellectual function and will.
Mind is product of the soul.
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Materialism
Definition
The only thing that exists is matter or energy.
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Tabula Rasa
Definition
Individuals are born w/o built-in mental content & that their knowledge comes from experience & perception.
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B.F Skinner
Definition
-innovated his own philosophy of science called radical behaviorism
- rejected introspection
- published Verbal Behavior.
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William James
Definition
- Opposed Wundt & Titchener's approach
- Wrote Principles of Psychology
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Sigmund Freud
Definition
-Psychoanalytic theory of mental disorders
-Austrian phsican
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Interactionist Position
Definition
The Present organism is the product of a constant interaction between genes, environment, and the developing organism.
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Neuroscience
Definition
How the body and brain enable emotions,memories, and sensory experiences.
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Evolutionary
Definition
How the natural selection of traits promoted the survival of genes.
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Behavior genetics
Definition
How much our genes and our environment influence our individual differences.
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Psychodynamic
Definition
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
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Behavioral
Definition
How we learn observable responses
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Cognitive
Definition
How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
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Social-cultural
Definition
How behavior & thinking vary across situations and cultures.
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