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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
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| the use of systematic methods to observe the natural world, including human behavior, and to draw conclusion |
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| everything we do that can be directly observed |
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| the thoughts, feelings,and motives that each of us experiences privately but that canot be observed directly |
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| the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and eveluating evidence |
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| gaining knowledge thruogh the obsevation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning |
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| a branch of psychology that emphasizes human strengths |
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| wundt's appraoch to discovering the basic elements, or structures,of mental processes;so called because of it focus on identifying the structures of the human mind |
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| James's approach to mental processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment |
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| darwin's principle of an evolutionary process in which organism that are best adapted to their environment will survive and produce off spring |
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| an approach to psychology focused on the body,especially the brian and nervous system |
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| the scientoifc study of structure, function, development, genetics, and biochemistry of the nervous system, emphasizing that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion |
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| An approach to psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants |
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| an approach to psychology emphasizing unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drive (such as drive for sex) and society demands, and early childhood family experiences |
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| an approach to psycology emphasizing a person's positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth, and the freedom to choose any destiny |
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| an approach to psychology emphasizing the mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attewntion,percieve, remeber, think, and solve problem |
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| an approach to psychology centered on evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for specific human behaviors |
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| an approach to psychology that examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior |
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| the scientific study of psychological disorders and the development of diagnostic categories and treatments for thos disorders |
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