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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes |
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| The view that a knowledge comes from (a) experience via the senses and (b) science flourishes through observant and experiment |
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| Early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind |
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| School of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral process function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish |
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| Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth |
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| The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. |
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| The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed onto succeeding generations |
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| The differing complementary views, from biological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon |
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| An integrated perspective that incorporates biological psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis |
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| Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
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| Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
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| Branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (Often related to school, work, or marriage)and in achieving greater well being |
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| Branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
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| Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy |
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