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Psychology
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04/24/2013

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Psychoanalytic Theory
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Through the scope of a psychoanalytic lens, humans are described as having sexual and aggressive drives. Psychoanalytic theorists believe that human behavior is deterministic. It is governed by irrational forces, and the unconscious, as well instinctual and biological drives. Due to this deterministic nature, psychoanalytic theorists do not believe in free will.[3]
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Humanistic existentialism
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the power of human beings to make freely-willed choices, independent of the influence of religion or society.
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Behaviorism
Definition
objective scientific analysis of human behavior.
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social cognitive theory
Definition
posits that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences
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Piaget's stages
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Piaget's Preoperational Stage
Definition
2-7. (ego centrism, uni-dimensional thought, lacks logic, stronger language capacity, lacks conservation, reversibility, need for active manipulation, centration (ability to focus upon only one element
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Concrete Operational Stage
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7-11 (conservation skills, reversibility, serration capable of decenteriing (focusing on more than one aspect at a time
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