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Prologue & Chapter 1
The Story of Psychology & Thinking Critically
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/25/2012

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Term
psychology
Definition
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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empiricism
Definition
the view that
A. knowledge comes from experience via the senses
B. science flourishes through observation and experiment
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structuralism
Definition
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
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functionalism
Definition
a school of psychology that focused on how mental and havaioral processes funtion how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish
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humanistic psychology
Definition
historically significan 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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